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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 24 August 2025
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Public Audit Committee

Section 22 Report: “The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland”

Meeting date: 19 February 2025

Graham Simpson

Of course it is not. Why did it happen?

Public Audit Committee

Section 22 Report: “The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland”

Meeting date: 19 February 2025

Graham Simpson

Could you not pass it to Scottish Water to help it to cut our bills?

Public Audit Committee

Section 22 Report: “The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland”

Meeting date: 19 February 2025

Graham Simpson

When is the next review of the scheme? You mentioned the regulatory review period. When will the issue be looked at again?

Public Audit Committee

Section 22 Report: “The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland”

Meeting date: 19 February 2025

Graham Simpson

If the decision was to not continue with the international work, that would affect WICS’s headcount quite a bit. Even if the headcount is already being reduced, presumably WICS would not need as many people as it would do if that work was going to continue.

Public Audit Committee

Section 22 Report: “The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland”

Meeting date: 19 February 2025

Graham Simpson

Would it be possible for a minister to step in before that and say that the scheme should end?

Public Audit Committee

Section 22 Report: “The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland”

Meeting date: 19 February 2025

Graham Simpson

So WICS has a role. It will say yes—

Public Audit Committee

Section 22 Report: “The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland”

Meeting date: 19 February 2025

Graham Simpson

Okay. Thanks.

Public Audit Committee

Section 22 Report: “The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland”

Meeting date: 19 February 2025

Graham Simpson

The international work has been controversial and its associated spending has sparked controversy, but it earned quite a lot of money. Correct me if I am wrong, but the figure was about £1 million a year. What was that money used for?

Public Audit Committee

Section 22 Report: “The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland”

Meeting date: 19 February 2025

Graham Simpson

Thank you. I will leave it there, convener.

Public Audit Committee

Section 22 Report: “The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland”

Meeting date: 19 February 2025

Graham Simpson

Just to be clear, if I am picking you up right, you are talking about reducing the number of people at director level and potentially changing roles, so you may be asking people to apply for new roles that do not exist now.