Meeting Agenda
The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private.
The Committee will take evidence from—
Neil Rennick, Director General, Education & Justice , Scottish Government
Shirley Laing, Director for Lifelong Learning and Skills, Scottish Government
Paul Devoy, Interim CEO, Scottish Funding Council
Jacqui Brasted, Director of Strategic Transformation & Skills, Scottish Funding Council
Damien Yeates, Chief Executive Officer, Skills Development Scotland
James Russell, Senior Director of Transformation, Skills Development Scotland
Paper 1 Post-schools education reform posted 26/10/2026 (Ref: PAC/S7/26/8/1, 2MB, pdf)
PAC/S7/26/8/2(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will take evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland's report from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland, Audit Scotland
Dharshi Santhakumaran, Senior Manager , Audit Scotland
Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director , Audit Scotland
Paper 3 Renewables posted 26/10/2026 (Ref: PAC/S7/26/8/3, 5MB, pdf)
PAC/S7/26/8/4(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will consider the evidence heard under agenda item 3 and take further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland, Audit Scotland
Dharshi Santhakumaran, Senior Manager , Audit Scotland
Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director , Audit Scotland
The Committee will consider the evidence heard under agenda item 2 and take further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland, Audit Scotland
Derek Hoy, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland
The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 5 and agree any further action it wishes to take.
The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agree any further action it wishes to take.