The fifth agenda item relates to revised written agreements on the budget process between the committee and the Executive, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body and the Scottish Commission for Public Audit. Members have a paper from the clerk and copies of the revised agreements. As the paper says, the agreements were adopted in 2000 during the first session of Parliament. Since then, a number of changes have been made to the budget process, which means that the agreements have to be updated. The note gives an explanation of the changes that have been made. The Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform has signalled that he is happy with the revised agreements, as are the SPCB and the SCPA. I propose that members agree to adopt the revised written agreements. Are we agreed?
As the clerk's paper says, I will have to lodge three motions to seek parliamentary approval of the agreements. That is likely to be timetabled for September.
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