Public Audit Committee
Minutes: 29 June 2023
Thursday, 29 June 2023
20th Meeting, 2023
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private.
2. The 2021/22 audit of Scottish Canals:
The Committee took evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Mark Taylor, Audit Director, Audit Scotland;
Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP.
3. Major Capital Projects:
The Committee took evidence from—
Alison Irvine, Chief Executive, Transport Scotland;
Kersti Berge, Director of Energy and Climate Change, Alison Cumming, Director of Budget and Public Spending, and David Signorini, Director, Environment and Forestry, Scottish Government.
4. Major Capital Projects (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Mark Taylor, Audit Director, Audit Scotland.
5. The 2021/22 audit of Scottish Canals (In Private):
The Committee will considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Mark Taylor, Audit Director, Audit Scotland;
Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP.
6. The 2021/22 audit of Scottish Canals (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 5 and agreed to invite Scottish Canals and Transport Scotland to give oral evidence at a future meeting.
7. Major Capital Projects (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agreed to write to the Scottish Government on issues raised during the meeting.
8. Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered its work programme and agreed to close its scrutiny of the Administration of Scottish income tax 2021/22.