Audit Committee, 17 Sep 2002

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 17, 2002

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External Research

Item 3 is on external committee research. We have a follow-up paper from the clerk on the outline proposals for external research that the committee agreed to at our previous meeting. The paper sets out a more detailed remit and time frame for the external research exercise. The main aims are to consolidate and build on our liaison with other legislatures, to develop our examination of audit processes internationally and to build a platform for a possible civic participation event or seminar during this session.

The committee will note that the desk-based work could be completed in time for the results to be reported to us in late January 2003. We might wish to consider holding a civic participation event in early 2003. I invite comments.

I would like a little more detail on who would attend a civic participation event and what that would mean for the external research process.

We have the broad outline and the first timetable, within which the committee will decide who will attend the event. Therefore, we will return to that subject. We want maximum input from outside organisations in line with our objectives.

Does the committee agree to the outlined remit and time frame for the external research?

Members indicated agreement.

The matter will return to the committee.

Meeting continued in private until 14:44.