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3 March 2022
The Committee took evidence from:
Stephen Boyle, the Auditor General for Scotland; Antony Clark, Interim Director of Performance Audit and Best Value, Shelagh Stewart, Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland.
On behalf of all members, I wish him all the best for the future.Decision on Taking Business in Private Decision on Taking Business in Private The second item of business is to decide whether to take items 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 in private.
As the Auditor General said, it is very important to have methods in place to monitor progress. We have identified a couple of points in that regard, such as the core point about duplication of spending and best use of money.
According to the bill’s explanatory notes, this could take the form of general directions or directions in a particular case, for example, to “stop certain activities or 26 The clause also states partnerships in the interests of national security”. that a direction may be varied or revoked.
According to the bill’s explanatory notes, this could take the form of general directions or directions in a particular case, for example, to “stop certain activities or 26 The clause also states partnerships in the interests of national security”. that a direction may be varied or revoked.
Siobhan Macdonald (SAC) talked about the work of the Farm Advisory Service in engaging crofters and common grazing committees. Main points included: • Aim is to help crofters increase profitability and sustainability. • Advice is free and accessible. • Started in 2016. • SAC deliver one-to-many and Ricardo one-to-one, but for a crofter there is one point of entry. • To illustrate this Siobhan went through a crofter’s journey in seeking advice about succession planning (which can be found on the FAS website). 2 Discussion Question: how many people do you get coming forward to ask about succession?