The Public Audit Committee looks at reports published by the Auditor General for Scotland to examine whether public money is being spent efficiently and effectively.
On 16 November 2023, the Auditor General for Scotland published the 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts.
The report says:
"The Scottish Government responded quickly to emerging financial pressures during 2022/23 by initiating Emergency Budget Reviews. This enabled the Scottish Government to manage its expenditure in line with the limits set by the Scottish Parliament, but many of the options applied were non-recurring which provided short-term relief but is not a sustainable approach to dealing with long-term budget pressures".
Read the 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts on Audit Scotland's website.
The report was discussed at the following Committee meetings:
The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during its scrutiny of the report:
Correspondence to the Convener from Gregor Irwin, Director-General Economy, Scottish Government, 12 July 2024
Correspondence to the Convener from Stephen Boyle, the Auditor General for Scotland, 12 June 2024
Correspondence from the Convener to Gregor Irwin, Director-General Economy, Scottish Government, 5 June 2024
Correspondence to the Convener from Gregor Irwin, Director-General Economy, Scottish Government, 22 May 2024
Correspondence to the Convener from John-Paul Marks, Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government, 22 April 2024
Correspondence from the Convener to John-Paul Marks, Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government, 14 March 2024
Correspondence to the Convener from John-Paul Marks, Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government, 23 February 2024
Correspondence to the Convener from John-Paul Marks, Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government, 12 January 2024
Correspondence to the Convener from Stephen Boyle, the Auditor General for Scotland, 9 January 2024
Correspondence from the Convener to Stephen Boyle, the Auditor General for Scotland, 8 December 2023