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Scottish Commission for Public Audit (SCPA)

The Scottish Commission for Public Audit (SCPA) is made up of 5 Members of the Scottish Parliament. The SCPA is not a parliament committee.

The Commission is responsible for:

  • looking at Audit Scotland's proposals for the use of resources and spend, then reporting on them to the Parliament
  • appointing a qualified person to audit the accounts of Audit Scotland
  • presenting and publishing a copy of Audit Scotland’s accounts and the auditor's report on them
  • appointing 3 of the 5 members of Audit Scotland under terms and conditions agreed by the SCPA
  • appointing 1 of these 3 members to be the chair of Audit Scotland

It was set up under the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (Section 12).


Written agreement between SCPA and Audit Scotland

Next meeting

The Scottish Commission for Public Audit usually meets in June and December each year.

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact the secretary, Sarah Robertson.

Tagh raon-ama: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP

X (previously known as Twitter): @scotparl

Facal-luirg

Tagh raon-ama Scottish Commission for Public Audit

Facal-luirg

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency)

Jamie Greene

Deputy Chair

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: West Scotland (Region)

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: Edinburgh Southern (Constituency)

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)

Mark Ruskell

Member

Party: Scottish Green Party

MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)

Work of the Scottish Commission for Public Audit

SCPA reports

Quality of Public Audit in Scotland

Quality of public audit in Scotland Annual Report 2021/22 (577KB, pdf) posted 11 August 2023

Quality of public audit in Scotland Annual Report 2022/23 (620KB, pdf) posted 11 August 2023

Quality of public audit in Scotland Annual Report 2023/24 (446KB, pdf) posted 27 June 2024

 

Accessibility

We aim to make sure all PDFs are fully accessible. However, when documents are sent to us by an external organisation this is not always possible. If you need this document provided in an alternative format, please contact the secretary of the SCPA. Further information can be found in our accessibility statement.

 

Audit Scotland Annual Report and Accounts

Audit Scotland Budget Proposals

Correspondence

No Correspondence Available

Official Reports

Official Reports of meetings

Meeting date: Monday, June 24, 2024

Scottish Commission for Public Audit

Interests, Deputy Chair, Audit Scotland Annual Report and Accounts for the Year to 31 March 2024, “Quality of public audit in Scotland: Annual report 2023/24”

Meeting date: Monday, December 11, 2023

Scottish Commission for Public Audit

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Audit Scotland Budget Proposal 2024-25

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Scottish Commission for Public Audit

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Audit Scotland Annual Report and Accounts for the year to 31 March 2023 and Auditor’s Report on the Accounts

Meeting date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Scottish Commission for Public Audit

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Audit Scotland Spring Budget Revision 2022-23, Audit Scotland Budget Proposal 2023-24

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Meeting of the Commission

Audit Scotland Annual Report and Accounts for the Year to 31 March 2022 and Auditor’s Report on the Accounts

Meeting date: Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Scottish Commission for Public Audit

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Audit Scotland Spring Budget Revision 2021-22 Budget Adjustment, Audit Scotland Budget Proposal 2022-23

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Scottish Commission for Public Audit

Interests, Chair, Deputy Chair, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Audit Scotland Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 and Auditor’s Report on the Accounts

Meeting date: Friday, January 15, 2021

Meeting of the Commission

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Spring Budget Revision 2020-21 (Budget Adjustment), Spring Budget Revision 2020-21 (International Accounting Standard 19: Pension Costs), Budget Proposal 2021-22

Previous sessions

Previous session information is held on the archive website.

Session 5

Session 4

Session 3

Session 1 and 2