Audit Committee, 28 Oct 2003

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 28, 2003

Official Report 104KB pdf

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Items in Private

Good morning. I welcome everyone to this meeting of the Audit Committee and apologise for the slight delay in starting the meeting. We have received no formal apologies: Robin Harper was here, but he has had to run off again because he has forgotten some papers. As usual, I ask members to switch off their mobile phones and pagers. I also welcome to the meeting Christine Lambourne, the committee's new assistant clerk. I should point out that although there are only three items on the agenda, it might not be a short meeting.

The first item is to consider whether to take in private agenda item 3, which concerns our draft report on individual learning accounts. It is normal practice to take such items in private and I seek the committee's agreement to do so. Are members agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

Moreover, on 11 November, we will take evidence from Roger McClure from the Scottish Further Education Funding Council and Graham Donaldson from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education on the Auditor General's report on SFEFC. I seek the committee's agreement to take in private our discussion of lines of questioning at that meeting. Are members agreed?

Members indicated agreement.