Minutes: 08 October 2025

Wednesday, 08 October 2025

27th Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:30am

End time: 12:05pm

Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room

Published: Wednesday, 08 October 2025

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take agenda items items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private.

2. The 2023/24 audit of UHI Perth:

The Committee took evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Mark MacPherson, Audit Director, Audit Scotland;

Nicola Wright, Engagement Lead, Deloitte LLP.

3. Our impact: Monitoring and evaluation report 2025:

The Committee took evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Mark MacPherson, Audit Director and Michelle Borland, Head of Organisational Improvement, Audit Scotland.

4. The 2023/24 audit of UHI Perth (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Mark MacPherson, Audit Director, Audit Scotland;

Nicola Wright, Engagement Lead, Deloitte LLP.

5. Our impact: Monitoring and evaluation report 2025 (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Mark MacPherson, Audit Director and Michelle Borland, Head of Organisational Improvement, Audit Scotland.

6. The 2023/24 audit of UHI Perth (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 4 and agreed to invite UHI Perth, University of the Highlands and Islands and the Scottish Funding Council to give oral evidence at a future meeting.

7. Our impact: Monitoring and evaluation report 2025 (In Private):

The Committee consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and 5 and agreed to close its scrutiny of the report.