Audit Committee, 07 Dec 2004
Meeting date: Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Official Report
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Items in Private
Having bonged the electronic gavel, I bring the meeting to order. I am happy to declare that the 22nd meeting in 2004 of the Parliament's Audit Committee is now in session. I make the usual announcement about switching off mobile phones and pagers. Members should ensure that their cards are inserted in the console, as that helps the electronic aspect of proceedings. As well as members, I welcome to the meeting the Auditor General for Scotland and his team, our visitors from Guernsey and members of the public and press. We have no apologies—everyone is present and on time.
The first item on the agenda is consideration of whether to take in private three agenda items. Under item 7, the committee will consider its approach to the section 22 report by the Auditor General that is entitled "The 2003/04 Audit of the National Galleries of Scotland". Under item 8, the committee will consider the written evidence that it has received from the Executive on the Argyll and Clyde NHS Board and discuss arrangements for our inquiry into the Auditor's General's report "The 2003/04 Audit of Argyll and Clyde Health Board". Under item 9, we will consider the evidence that we took at our most recent meeting, which was on 23 November, on two reports by the Auditor General: "Commissioning community care services for older people" and "Adapting to the future: Management of community equipment and adaptations". Members will recall that, during that lengthy session, we took evidence from the accountable officer. Do members agree to take in private agenda items 7, 8 and 9, as well as next week's discussion of lines of questioning for our inquiry into "The 2003/04 Audit of Argyll and Clyde Health Board"?
Members indicated agreement.