This Scottish Parliament Committee scrutinises how public money is spent by @scotgov and other public bodies
Holyrood, Edinburgh
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Public Audit Committee retweeted
The @AuditorGenScot and the Audit Scotland team will be at @SP_PublicAudit tomorrow, to give evidence on the recent report on ScotWind.
You can watch live from 9.30am on @ScotParl TV: bit.ly/Scottish_Parliament_T…
Full report: bit.ly/ScotWind_26
Public Audit Committee retweeted
The @AuditorGenScot and the Audit Scotland team will be at @SP_PublicAudit tomorrow, to give evidence on the recent reports The National Fraud Initiative in Scotland 2026 and Scotland’s Colleges 2026.
Watch live from 9.30am on @ScotParl TV or on catchup: bit.ly/Scottish_Parliament_T…
ALT Text says: “Without urgent and successful reform of the sector, it’s not clear if colleges can continue to deliver for students and employers.” Stephen Boyle, Auditor General. Image: Head and shoulders photo of Stephen Boyle.
ALT Text says: "The NFI remains vitally important at a time of ongoing financial pressures across the public sector". John Cornett, Executive Director of Audit Services. Image: Head and shoulders photo of John Cornett.
Public Audit Committee retweeted
The @AuditorGenScot and the Audit Scotland team will be at @SP_PublicAudit tomorrow, to give evidence on the recent report on post-school education and skills reform.
You can watch live from 9.30am on @ScotParl TV: bit.ly/Scottish_Parliament_T…
Full report: bit.ly/post-school_edu
Convener @NeilBibby noted the @AuditScotland report on Scotland’s colleges which shows continuing financial pressures are forcing colleges to deliver less teaching to fewer students, including in rural areas. We’ll look at this closely when we take our own evidence on 24 Sep.
Public Audit Committee retweeted
The @AuditorGenScot and the Audit Scotland team will be at @SP_PublicAudit tomorrow, to give evidence on the recent report on the criminal courts backlog in Scotland.
You can watch live from 9.30am on @ScotParl TV: bit.ly/Scottish_Parliament_T…
Full report: audit.scot/publications/crim…
This account is now inactive until after the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May.
Information about the Committee’s work over this past Session 6: ow.ly/o2Jy50YFLrV
Information about the election: ow.ly/zOut50YFLom
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🔊 Today is Dissolution - the official end of this parliamentary session.
The Scottish Parliament shuts down so an election can happen, and MSPs no longer hold office. That means no more parliamentary work until a new Parliament is elected.
Find out more at our election hub: ow.ly/ZIQF50YGkWS
Public Audit Committee retweeted
🔔 We're now in campaign recess 🔔
That means that no more debates or Committee meetings will be held during this session, unless Parliament is recalled.
ALT A purple background with white text overlaid reading "Campaign Recess - A period of time before an election when Parliament doesn't meet. MSPs keep their roles at this time and the Parliament can be recalled in an emergency."
We’ve now concluded our work for this session.
Thanks to everyone who has engaged with our Committee and everyone we've met during our visits.
We’ve now published our legacy report which sets out issues we’ve considered.
➡️ow.ly/gE6Q50YyxPt
This will be the final week of meetings for the Committee.
We meet on Tuesday and we’ll be exploring the recent 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA).
We’ll hear from Stephen Pathirana, Chief Executive of the SPPA.
📺 11.30 am: ow.ly/F1Rx50Ytrya
On Wednesday we’ll take evidence on the recent Best Value in policing: Joint Best Value audit of policing in Scotland.
The Committee will hear from:
➡️@PoliceScotland
➡️@scotgov
➡️@ScotPolAuth
📺Live from 9.30 am: ow.ly/OpZO50YrJt2
Another health focussed session for the Committee this week.
On Wednesday we’ll hear from Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland as we look at the recent NHS in Scotland 2025: Finance and performance report.
Watch live from 9.30 am: ow.ly/gHFm50YnWUc
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Public Audit Committee retweeted
Today's committee meetings include:
🟣 @SP_RuralAffairs 9am
🟣 Citizen Participation and Public Petitions 9.30am
🟣 @SP_ECYP 9.30am
🟣 @SP_PublicAudit 9.30am
🟣 @SP_Justice 10am
🟣 @SP_NetZero 1pm
Watch online: ow.ly/zfCR50Yki4y
“The future benefits are not as clear as they ought to be.”
Today, we’ve published our report on the Cairngorm Funicular.
We’re warning that the costs may outweigh benefits to the local and national and economy.
👉Read the Report: ow.ly/6tBf50YkQsc
Last year we visited Cairngorm Mountain and Aviemore to see and hear for ourselves about the impact of the funicular.
You can see more about what we heard when we were there:
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Our focus this week turns to the issue of delayed discharge.
We’ll take evidence from Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland on the joint Accounts Commission report, Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care.
We’ll then hear from @AuditorGenScot on the 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency.
📺You can watch live from 9.30 am: ow.ly/wxBX50YgyCU
On Wednesday we’ll be hearing from @HMCICScotland and @AuditorGenScot on their report - Best Value in policing: Joint Best Value audit of policing in Scotland.
We'll explore issues such as:
➡️Leadership
➡️Engagement
➡️Workforce planning
📺: ow.ly/58w650YbC7k
At our meeting tomorrow we’ll take evidence from @PermSecScot on the 2024/25 audit of the @scotgov Consolidated Accounts.
We’ll then hear from the Chair and CE of @HistEnvScot following the 2024/25 audit of Historic Environment Scotland.
📺 9.30 am: ow.ly/mMqS50Y7vNs
The administration of Scottish income tax 2024/25 will be our focus at our next meeting.
Tomorrow, we’ll hear from @AuditorGenScot and the Comptroller and Auditor General of @NAOorguk, Gareth Davies
📺Watch live from 9.30 am: ow.ly/Buco50Y3HtJ
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At our meeting tomorrow we’ll hear from two panels.
👉@fionathepromise Chair of The Promise Scotland about the report: Improving care experience: Delivering The Promise.
👉@AuditorGenScot on his recent report on Delayed discharges.
Live at 9.30 am: ow.ly/OTGu50XZZ3s
