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).
Next meeting
Meeting details are not yet available. They will be published here in due course.
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
Phone: 0131 348 5248
Post-d: scpa@parliament.scot
Post-d: @scotparl
Facal-luirg
Tagh raon-ama Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Facal-luirg
Colin Beattie
Chair
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency)
Sharon Dowey
Deputy Chair
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Daniel Johnson
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Edinburgh Southern (Constituency)
Richard Leonard
Member
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
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 Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21 (2MB, pdf) posted 11 August 2023
Audit Scotland Annual Report and Accounts 2021/22 (3MB, pdf) posted 11 August 2023
Audit Scotland Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23 (3MB, pdf) posted 11 August 2023
Audit Scotland Budget Proposals
2021/22 Audit Scotland Spring Budget Revision (82KB, pdf) posted 07 January 2022
2022/23 Audit Scotland Budget Proposal (262KB, pdf) posted 07 January 2022
2022/23 Audit Scotland Spring Budget Revision (120KB, pdf) posted 21 December 2022
2023/24 Audit Scotland Budget Proposal (239KB, pdf) posted 21 December 2022
Correspondence
Official Reports
Official Reports
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
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
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
Meeting date: Monday, June 22, 2020
Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Audit Scotland Annual Report and Accounts for the Year to 31 March 2020
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Spring Budget Revision 2019-20, Budget Proposal 2020-21
Previous sessions
Previous session information is held on the archive website.