Public Audit Committee
7th Meeting, 2026
The Committee agreed to take agenda items 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private.
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.
The Committee took evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Michael Oliphant, Audit Director and Stuart Nugent, Senior Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Committee considered and agreed a revised draft report on the Cairngorm funicular railway.