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Public Audit Committee


Meeting Agenda

28th Meeting, 2025

  • Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
  • Session: 6
  • Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
  • Start time: 09:30am
  • Published: Monday, October 27, 2025 11:48am

1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take agenda items 3, 4 and 5 in private.


2 Flooding in communities: Moving towards flood resilience

The Committee will take evidence from—


Witnesses

Roy Brannen, Director-General Net Zero, Scottish Government

Diarmund Ó Néill, Interim Director for Environment and Forestry, Scottish Government

Anne Aitken, Deputy Director for Environmental Quality and Resilience, Scottish Government

Michelagh O'Neill, Flooding Team Leader, Scottish Government

Nicole Paterson, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Alex Flucker, Chief Operating Officer, Data, Evidence, and Innovation, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Gareth Dixon, Policy Manager, Local Government Finance, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)

Mark Boyd, Head of Finance, North Ayrshire Council, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)

Will Burnish, Senior Engineer, Moray Council and Lead Local Authority Forum for Flooding, Scottish Collaboration of Transport Specialists (Flooding)



3 Flooding in communities: Moving towards flood resilience

The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from—


Witnesses

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland

Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, Audit Scotland


4 Flooding in communities: Moving towards flood resilience

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agree any further action it wishes to take.


5 Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.



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