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Chamber and committees

Public Audit Committee


Minutes: 18 February 2026

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

7th Meeting, 2026

Start time:09:30am
End time: 12:47pm
Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
Published: Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Minutes


1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed 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 took evidence from—

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


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

The Committee took evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Michael Oliphant, Audit Director and Stuart Nugent, Senior Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.


4. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Michael Oliphant, Audit Director and 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 (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took 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 (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 5 and agreed to write to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) on issues raised during the meeting.


7. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agreed to invite the Scottish Public Pensions Agency and the Scottish Government to give oral evidence at a future meeting.


8. Cairngorm funicular railway (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed a revised draft report on the Cairngorm funicular railway.


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