Minutes: 17 September 2026

Thursday, 17 September 2026

4th Meeting, 2026

Start time:09:30am

End time: 11:30am

Location: Committee Room 6

Published: Thursday, 17 September 2026

Committee Members Attendees:

Minutes

1. Decisions on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.

2. Future Business:

The Committee considered its future business.

3. Post-school education and skills reform:

The Committee took evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland's report from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland ;

Alison Cumming, Executive Director, Performance Audit & Best Value and Claire Tennyson,Audit Manager, Audit Scotland .

4. Post-school education and skills reform (in Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland ;

Alison Cumming, Executive Director, Performance Audit & Best Value and Claire Tennyson,Audit Manager, Audit Scotland .

5. Post-school education and skills reform – review of evidence (in Private):

The Committee reviewed the evidence heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agreed to invite the Scottish Government, the Scottish Funding Council and Skills Development Scotland to give oral evidence at a future meeting and to ask the Student Awards Agency Scotland to provide written evidence.