Public Audit Committee
The Public Audit Committee was established in June 2021. It mainly focuses on reports published by the Auditor General for Scotland to ensure that public money is spent efficiently and effectively by
- the Scottish Government, and
- other public bodies (including colleges, police and fire services and the NHS).
Next meeting
Meeting details are not yet available. They will be published here in due course.
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Lynn Russell, the Clerk for the committee.
Tagh raon-ama: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5984 Find out about call charges.
X (previously known as Twitter): @SP_PublicAudit
If you're appearing as a witness at a committee, take a look at our witness guide for more information.
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Tagh raon-ama Public Audit Committee
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Richard Leonard
Convener
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Jamie Greene
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Colin Beattie
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency)
Willie Coffey
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Constituency)
Graham Simpson
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
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Craig Hoy
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Bill Kidd
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Anniesland (Constituency)
Colin Smyth
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Committee work
Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Auditor General for Scotland (Work Programme)
Meeting date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, “Decarbonising heat in homes”, Section 22 Report: “The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service”
Meeting date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Section 22 Report: “The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland”, Section 23 Report: “NHS in Scotland 2023”
Meeting date: Thursday, March 14, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Section 22 Report: “The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service”, National Strategy for Economic Transformation
Meeting date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, “Investing in Scotland’s infrastructure”
Meeting date: Thursday, February 29, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Section 22 Report: “The 2022/23 audit of NHS Forth Valley”, “Decarbonising heat in homes”
Meeting date: Thursday, February 22, 2024
Interests, Deputy Convener, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Administration of Scottish Income Tax 2022-23
Meeting date: Thursday, February 8, 2024
Decisions on Taking Business in Private, Section 22 Report: “The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland”
Meeting date: Thursday, February 1, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Section 22 Report: “The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service”
Meeting date: Thursday, January 25, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Section 22 Report: “The 2022/23 audit of NHS Forth Valley”
Reports
Committee reports
This report sets out the Public Audit Committee's scrutiny of the joint Auditor General for Scotland and Accounts Commission report, "Adult mental health".
This report sets out the Public Audit Committee's annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2022 to 12 May 2023.
New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
This report sets out the Public Audit Committee's scrutiny of the Auditor General for Scotland's report, New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802.