Audit Committee,
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Official Report
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Items in Private
Good morning and welcome to the ninth meeting of the Audit Committee in 2006. I am pleased to welcome the Auditor General for Scotland and his team from Audit Scotland as well as members of the public and the witnesses who will give evidence later.
I remind everyone to switch off mobile phones and pagers not just because I do not want them to ring but because they interfere with the public address system when they are switched on. I ask members of the public to check that any such devices are switched off.
We have apologies from Andrew Welsh, who is unable to make today's meeting. Susan Deacon has also apologised because she will be absent for part of today's meeting.
We have a busy schedule today, with two evidence sessions, a briefing from the Auditor General and consideration of some draft reports. Agenda item 1 is to consider whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private. Item 5 is to consider the evidence that is taken for items 3 and 4 concerning the section 22 report on Inverness College and the report on the consultant contract. Item 6 is to consider the remit and arrangements for the committee's inquiry into the teaching profession. Item 7 is to consider a draft report on tackling waiting times.
Is it agreed that we take agenda items 5, 6 and 7 in private?
Members indicated agreement.