Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
11th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:43
- Published: Thursday, March 31, 2022 05:17pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.
2 Major ICT projects: Accountability and governance arrangements:
The Committee took evidence from—
Sharon Fairweather, Director of Internal Audit and Assurance, Geoff Huggins, Director Digital, Jonathan Ruff, Head of Digital Strategy and Policy and Donald McGillivray, Director of Safer Communities, Scottish Government.
3 Drug and Alcohol Services: An Update:
The Committee took evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Antony Clark, Interim Director of Performance Audit and Best Value and Jillian Matthew, Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland.
4 Drug and Alcohol Services: An update (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Antony Clark, Interim Director of Performance Audit and Best Value and Jillian Matthew, Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland.
The Committee agreed to consider its next steps at a future meeting.
5 Major ICT projects: Accountability and governance arrangements (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Morag Campsie, Senior Manager, Audit Services, Audit Scotland.
The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency on issues raised during the meeting.
6 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered its work programme and agreed draft correspondence.