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Public Audit Committee


Agenda: 18 February 2026

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

7th Meeting, 2026

Start time: 09:30am
Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025
  3. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency
  4. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency
  5. Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025
  6. Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025
  7. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency
  8. Cairngorm funicular railway

Agenda published: Friday, 13 February 2026 02:28pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take agenda items 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private.


2. Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Caroline Lamb
    Director-General for Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of NHS Scotland
    Scottish Government
  • Derek Grieve
    Director of Health and Social Care Performance and Delivery
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Stephen Boyle
    Auditor General for Scotland
  • Michael Oliphant
    Audit Director
    Audit Scotland
  • Stuart Nugent
    Senior Audit Manager
    Audit Scotland

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency

The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and take further evidence from—

  • Stephen Boyle
    Auditor General for Scotland
  • Michael Oliphant
    Audit Director
    Audit Scotland
  • Stuart Nugent
    Senior Audit Manager
    Audit Scotland

5. Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025

The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from—

  • Stephen Boyle
    Auditor General for Scotland
  • Carol Calder
    Audit Director
    Audit Scotland

6. Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025

The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 5 and agree any further action it wishes to take.


7. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency

The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agree any further action it wishes to take.


8. Cairngorm funicular railway

The Committee will consider a revised draft report on the Cairngorm funicular railway.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


Official Report

The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.

See all of this committee's Official Reports