Daniel Johnson referred to his Register of Interests.
2 Choice of Chair:
The Commission chose Colin Beattie as Chair.
3 Choice of Deputy Chair:
The Commission chose Sharon Dowey as Deputy Chair.
4 Decision on taking business in private:
The Commission agreed to take agenda item 6 in private.
5 Audit Scotland Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 and Auditor's Report on the Accounts:
The Commission took evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Professor Alan Alexander, Chair of the Board, Diane McGiffen, Chief Operating Officer and Stuart Dennis, Corporate Finance Manager, Audit Scotland;
and then from—
Steven Cunningham, Partner and Jillian So, Audit and Accounts Manager, Alexander Sloan.
6 Work programme:
The Commission agreed its work programme.