The Public Audit Committee looks at reports published by the Auditor General for Scotland to examine whether public money is being spent efficiently and effectively.
On 5 June 2023, the Auditor General for Scotland published the 2021/22 audit of South Lanarkshire College.
The report says:
"In their annual audit report on the college for 2021/22, the independent auditor found that the college had fully implemented two of the five recommendations in the auditor’s annual audit report on 2020/21 and mostly implemented a further two. The auditor concluded that the college has governance arrangements which provide appropriate scrutiny of decisions made by its board."
The report was discussed at the following meetings in relation to the work programme:
Minutes of the meeting on Wednesday 11 March 2026:
The Committee considered its work programme and agreed to close scrutiny of the following reports:
Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivering the 1,140 hours expansion; Replacement EU funds: Future audit and accountability arrangements; The 2021/22 audit of South Lanarkshire College; The 2024/25 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran; The 2024/25 audit of NHS Grampian.
The report was discussed at the following Committee meetings:
The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during its scrutiny of the report:
Correspondence to the Convener from Stephen Boyle, the Auditor General for Scotland, 26 April 2024
Correspondence to the Convener from Stella McManus, Principal and Chief Executive, South Lanarkshire College, 7 July 2023
Correspondence from the Convener to Stella McManus, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, South Lanarkshire College, 26 June 2023
Letter to the Convener from Stephen Boyle, the Auditor General for Scotland, 3 April 2023