Public Audit Committee
Minutes: 17 March 2022
Thursday, 17 March 2022
9th Meeting, 2022
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.
2. The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency:
The Committee took evidence on the section 22 report from—
Jo Green, Acting Chief Executive; Stuart McGregor, Chief Officer Finance; and David Pirie, Executive Director, Evidence and Flooding, Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
Roy Brannen, Interim Director-General Net Zero; Helen Nisbet, Director, Defence, Security and Cyber Resilience; and Kevin Quinlan, Director, Environment and Forestry, Scottish Government.
3. NHS in Scotland 2021:
The Committee took evidence on the section 23 report from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager; and Derek Hoy, Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland.
4. NHS in Scotland 2021 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager; and Derek Hoy, Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland.
5. The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Morag Campsie, Senior Manager, Audit Services, Audit Scotland;
Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP.
6. Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered its work programme and agreed to write to the Scottish Government in relation to the Auditor General for Scotland's briefing on Planning for Skills.