1. Scottish Government's public service reform programme:

The Committee took evidence in a roundtable format from—

Garry McEwan, Director of Corporate Services, Food Standards Scotland;

Stuart MacQuarrie, Deputy Director Business Services and Transformation, NatureScot;

David Page, Deputy Chief Officer, Police Scotland;

Chris Kerr, Registration and Policy Director, Registers of Scotland;

Elaine Lorimer, Chief Executive, Revenue Scotland;

Karen Watt, Chief Executive, Scottish Funding Council;

Anthony Daye, Director of Finance and Corporate Resources, South of Scotland Enterprise;

Kerry Twyman, Director of Finance and Corporate Services, Transport Scotland.

2. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed its work programme.

3. Annual report (In Private):

The Committee agreed a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2022 to 12 May 2023.