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Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts”
Meeting date: 19 January 2023
Colin Beattie
It would be interesting to see the estimates over several years to see whether they have swung back and forth or been fairly constant.
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts”
Meeting date: 19 January 2023
Colin Beattie
I will come to Social Security Scotland in a second.
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts”
Meeting date: 19 January 2023
Colin Beattie
Good morning, Auditor General. I am looking at fraud, which we have discussed before, specifically on the social security side. The benefit expenditure administered by the Department for Work and Pensions is £3.3 billion. According to the papers, you estimate that overpayments in Scotland could amount to £67.5 million. There are two questions on that. First, how do you calculate that out of thin air? Secondly, is that a normal level? Is that what would be expected?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts”
Meeting date: 19 January 2023
Colin Beattie
I have just one last question on this particular—
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts”
Meeting date: 19 January 2023
Colin Beattie
Okay. It relates to what I spoke about before. Is Social Security Scotland taking enough of the measures that it should take to assess levels of fraud and error in relation to the benefits that it directly administers?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts”
Meeting date: 19 January 2023
Colin Beattie
What I am not hearing from you is that the estimated figures that are produced annually can be compared with an actual figure that, somehow, is thrown out, even if it is historical.
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Budget 2023-24
Meeting date: 18 January 2023
Colin Beattie
Deputy First Minister, I would like to pick up on a couple of the cuts and get your comments on their impact. Cities investment and strategy funding is reduced by 12.5 per cent, and the regeneration programme’s budget by 20.9 per cent. I guess that both of those reflect the changing spend profile of programmes and projects. Can you perhaps say a little bit more about what the impact of those reductions in spending will be?
Economy and Fair Work Committee
National Strategy for Economic Transformation
Meeting date: 18 January 2023
Colin Beattie
I will move to a slightly different subject. The Scottish Government has indicated that progress towards a wellbeing economy is a core principle that guides the NSET and other Government strategies. How aligned are those strategies? Can you identify areas of improvement that might need to be addressed in the future?
Economy and Fair Work Committee
National Strategy for Economic Transformation
Meeting date: 18 January 2023
Colin Beattie
Do you know of any areas in which more work has to be done?
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Budget 2023-24
Meeting date: 18 January 2023
Colin Beattie
You mentioned that the Scottish Government wants to put £2 billion over 10 years into SNIB. Do you anticipate that the same form of capitalisation will be used, and is there confidence that that type of funding will continue to be available, given its nature?
