Chamber and committees

Public Audit Committee

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Meeting Agenda

7th Meeting, 2026

• Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
• Session: 6
• Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Friday, February 13, 2026 02:28pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take agenda items 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private.

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2 Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Caroline Lamb, Director-General for Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of NHS Scotland , Scottish Government

Derek Grieve, Director of Health and Social Care Performance and Delivery, Scottish Government

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Paper 1 Delayed discharges H&SC Performance posted 13/02/2026 (Ref: PA/S6/26/7/1, 2MB, pdf)

PA/S6/26/7/2(P) (Private Paper)

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3 The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland

Michael Oliphant, Audit Director, Audit Scotland

Stuart Nugent, Senior Audit Manager, Audit Scotland

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Paper 3 SPPA posted 13/02/2026 (Ref: PA/S6/26/7/3, 320KB, pdf)

PA/S6/26/7/4(P) (Private Paper)

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4 The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency

The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and take further evidence from—

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Witnesses

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland

Michael Oliphant, Audit Director, Audit Scotland

Stuart Nugent, Senior Audit Manager, Audit Scotland

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5 Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025

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

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Witnesses

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland

Carol Calder, Audit Director, Audit Scotland

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6 Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025

The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 5 and agree any further action it wishes to take.

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7 The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency

The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agree any further action it wishes to take.

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8 Cairngorm funicular railway

The Committee will consider a revised draft report on the Cairngorm funicular railway.

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PA/S6/26/7/5(P) (Private Paper)

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