SCPA/S3/08/02/M

2nd Meeting, (Session 3) 2008

Wednesday 18 June 2008

Present:

Also in attendance: Andy Munro, Audit Adviser.

Apologies were received from George Foulkes.

The meeting opened at 11.03 am

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Commission agreed to take agenda item 4 in private.

2. Audit Scotland’s response to the Commission’s 1st Report 2007 on Audit Scotland’s Expenditure Proposals for 2008-09: The Commission took evidence from—

Robert Black, Auditor General for Scotland;

Russell Frith, Director of Audit Strategy; and

Diane McGiffen, Director of Corporate Services, Audit Scotland.

3. Audit Scotland’s provisional budget estimate for 2009-10: The Commission took evidence from—

Robert Black, Auditor General for Scotland;

Russell Frith, Director of Audit Strategy; and

Diane McGiffen, Director of Corporate Services, Audit Scotland.

4. Corporate governance of Audit Scotland: The Commission considered correspondence from Professor John Baillie, Chair of Audit Scotland, regarding the corporate governance of Audit Scotland and the proposals for the National Audit Office and agreed to consider the matter further at a subsequent meeting.

The meeting closed at 11.54 am.

Mark Brough
Secretary to the Commission