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Scottish Commission for Public Audit (SCPA)

Agenda: 07 July 2026

Tuesday, 07 July 2026

1st Meeting, 2026

Start time: 09:00am

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Agenda items:

Decision on taking business in private
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Public petitions
Work programme

Agenda published: Monday, 20 July 2026 12:52pm

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1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

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The Committee will take evidence from—

Helen Costello
Chief Exec
University of Edinburgh

Professor Paul Brown
Officer
University of Edinburgh

Rebecca Brown
Fundraiser
Edinburgh Napier University

and then from:

Lord Jar Smith
Consultant

Owen Smith
Senior Manager, Audit Quality and Appointments
Audit Scotland

Helen Smith
Chief Executive
Audit Scotland

Papers for this item:

Validating .Net up-date - Test SPICe Briefing (3MB, pdf) posted 20 July 2026

3. Public petitions

The Committee will consider the following petitions—

[PE01709] Install CCTV cameras and provide full time social work support in all additional support needs schools
[PE01706] Introduce a law to allow pets in rented and supported accommodation
[PE01692] Inquiry into the human rights impact of GIRFEC policy and data processing
[PE01701] Change the law to allow adoption for people over the age of 18.