AU/S3/08/11/M

11th Meeting, 2008 (Session 3)

Wednesday 25 June 2008

Present:

Apologies were received from Stuart McMillan.

The meeting opened at 10.01 am.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee agreed to take agenda item 9 in private.

2. Major capital projects: The Committee received a briefing from the Auditor General for Scotland on his report entitled “How Government works: review of major capital projects in Scotland”. (AGS/2008/6).

3. Audit Scotland annual report: The Committee received a briefing from the Auditor General for Scotland on the “Audit Scotland annual report for 2007-08”.

4. Audit Scotland forward work programme: The Committee received a briefing from the Auditor General for Scotland on Audit Scotland’s consultation on its forward work programme.

5. Performance overview of sport in Scotland: The Committee considered a response from the Accountable Officer on the Auditor General for Scotland’s report entitled “A performance overview of sport in Scotland”. (AGS/2008/4). The Committee agreed to note the response and to write to the Accountable Officer seeking information on a number of issues raised during discussion.

6. Police call management: The Committee considered a response from the Accountable Officer on the Auditor General for Scotland’s report entitled “Police call management: an initial review”. (AGS/2007/8). The Committee agreed to note the response and to write to the Accountable Officer and the Cabinet Secretary for Justice seeking information on a number of issues raised during discussion.

Jim Hume MSP drew attention to his interest as a Board Member of the Lothian and Borders Police Board.

7. Overview of Scotland’s health and the performance of the NHS: The Committee considered a response from the Accountable Officer on the Auditor General for Scotland’s report entitled “Overview of Scotland’s health and NHS performance in 2006/07”. (AGS/2007/10). The Committee agreed to note the response and to write to the Accountable Officer seeking information on a point arising from the response.

8. Progress reports: The Committee considered a paper from the Clerk on progress reports from the Scottish Government. The Committee noted the contents of the paper and agreed that progress reports be requested from the Scottish Government in May 2009 and September 2010.

9. Consideration of approach: The Committee considered its approach to the Auditor General for Scotland’s report entitled “How Government Works: Review of major capital projects in Scotland”. (AGS/2008/6).  The Committee agreed to invite the Accountable Officer to give oral evidence to the Committee.

The meeting closed at 11.42 am.

Tracey Reilly
Clerk to the Committee