Audit Committee, 26 Oct 2004
Meeting date: Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Official Report
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Items in Private
I open the 18th meeting of the Audit Committee of the Scottish Parliament in 2004. I welcome the representatives of Audit Scotland—the Auditor General for Scotland and members of his team—together with members of the press and public.
I remind everyone, including committee members, to turn off their mobile phones and pagers—if anyone still uses pagers. I have apologies from George Lyon, who cannot make today's meeting, and apologies for late arrival from Susan Deacon, who is at another parliamentary meeting but who will join us later.
There is a busy agenda today. Under agenda item 1, it is proposed that items 6, 7, 8 and 9 be taken in private. Item 6 is to enable the committee to consider its approach to the report by the Auditor General entitled "Scottish Prison Service: Contract for the provision of prisoner escort and court custody services". Item 7 is to enable the committee to further consider its approach to the report by the Auditor General entitled "An overview of the performance of the NHS in Scotland". Item 8 is to enable the committee to consider its approach to the section 22 reports that were recently laid before the Parliament and item 9 is to enable the committee to consider further its approach to the Auditor General's reports "Commissioning community care services for older people" and "Adapting to the future: Management of community equipment and adaptations". It is customary that such items are taken in private. Are members agreed that we take agenda items 6, 7, 8 and 9 in private?
Members indicated agreement.
If the meeting goes according to schedule, we will probably have a short comfort break before we take those items.