Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee

Meeting papers for 5 September 2019

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.

2. Section 23 report - Social security: Implementing the devolved powers: The Committee will take evidence from-
Lesley Fraser, Interim Director-General for Organisational Development and Operations, Stephen Kerr, Social Security Director, Alison Byrne, Social Security Deputy Programme Director, Kevin Stevens, Head of Strategic and Programme Finance, and Andy McClintock, Chief Digital Officer, Scottish Government;
David Wallace, Chief Executive, Social Security Scotland.

3. Section 23 report - Scottish Public Pensions Agency: Update on management of PS Pensions project: The Committee will take evidence from—
Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland;
Stephen Boyle, Audit Director, and Tom Reid, Senior Audit Manager, Audit Services, Audit Scotland.

4. Section 23 report - Social security: Implementing the devolved powers: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from—
Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland;
Gemma Diamond, Senior Manager, and Kirsty Ridd, Senior Auditor, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland.

5. Section 23 report - Scottish Public Pensions Agency: Update on management of PS Pensions project: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and take further evidence from—
Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland;
Stephen Boyle, Audit Director, and Tom Reid, Senior Audit Manager, Audit Services, Audit Scotland.

6. Work programme: The Committee will consider a response from the Scottish Government to the Committee's report on the 2016/17 and 2017/18 audits of NHS Tayside and its future scrutiny of severance arrangements.

Proposed future business

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee Lucy Scharbert at papls.committee@parliament.scot