Public Audit Committee
Minutes: 08 June 2023
Thursday, 08 June 2023
17th Meeting, 2023
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private.
2. Criminal courts backlog:
The Committee took evidence on the report from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Mark Taylor, Audit Director and Lynsey Davies, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
3. Criminal courts backlog (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Mark Taylor, Audit Director and Lynsey Davies, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
4. Criminal courts backlog (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agreed to invite the Scottish Government and the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service to give oral evidence at a future meeting.
5. Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered its work programme and noted correspondence from the Auditor General for Scotland, the Presiding Officer and the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland, in relation to the 2021/22 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland.