Audit Committee, 25 Jun 2002

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 25, 2002

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Item in Private

I seek the committee's agreement to take in private agenda item 5, which is consideration of a paper on the forward work programme for the committee from September to December 2002. Due to the fact that we are looking ahead beyond the summer recess, the Audit Scotland publication programme is still at a relatively early stage of development and might, therefore, be subject to change. Accordingly, after discussion with Audit Scotland, we felt that it might be wise to seek the committee's agreement to take item 5 in private.

A draft committee programme will be put together over the summer recess and will come before the committee in September. At that point, our forward work paper can be taken in public in the normal way. Does the committee agree to take agenda item 5 in private?

Members indicated agreement.

I want to raise another issue, which is that it is also usual, after taking evidence, to consider such evidence in private. In other words, agenda item 6, which is consideration of evidence that we will take this afternoon, would usually be done in private.

We agreed at our previous meeting to take that item in private. Thank you for the timely reminder, but that decision has been taken.