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I welcome our witnesses from Audit Scotland: Caroline Gardner is the Auditor General for Scotland; Claire Sweeney is audit director of performance and best value; Leigh Johnston is a senior manager in performance and best value; and Kirsty Whyte is an audit manager.
As I remember saying to you during your previous inquiry, we can do only the best that we can do; we make the best assessment that we can make, but every improvement is of huge value to us.
That meant that, where there could otherwise have been insurmountable hurdles, because of technical language and because organisations were not using the jargon of the sector, it became possible to choose the very best projects, not just the best-presented projects.
We were in a commercial negotiating position with another organisation. We were trying to get the best deal that we could. We got the best deal that we could and we got more than our money back.
I work for an organisation that deals with shooting and conservation, and people ask how I can do that when some who are involved in shooting are allegedly involved in any form of wildlife crime. It is in our best interests to stamp out the issue as best we can.
Should that lady shield or should she be attending work? The best advice that I can offer is that the lady should raise those concerns directly with her employer.