Chamber and committees

Public Service Reform Committee

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Meeting Agenda

3rd Meeting, 2026

• Date: Thursday, September 3, 2026
• Session: 7
• Location: Committee Room 4
• Start time: 10:15am
• Published: Monday, August 31, 2026 02:19pm

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1 Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 2, 3 and 5 in private.

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2 Pre-budget Scrutiny 2027-28

The Committee will further consider its approach.

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PSRC/S7/26/3/1(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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PSRC/S7/26/3/2(P) (Private Paper)

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4 Delivering public service reform (Not before 11:30am)

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Stephen Boyd, Director, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Scotland

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland

Dr Claire MacRae, Senior Lecturer, Public Policy, University of Glasgow

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Paper 3 Clerks Note Delivering Public Sector Reform posted 31/08/2026 (Ref: PSRC/S7/26/3/3, 111KB, pdf)

PSRC/S7/26/3/4(P) (Private Paper)

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5 Delivering public service reform

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4.

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