Public Audit Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private. 2. Planning for Skills: The Committee will take evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland; Gordon Smail, Audit Director, Rebecca Seidel, Senior Manager, and Douglas Black, Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland. 3. The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency: The Committee will take evidence on the section 22 report from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland; Morag Campsie, Senior Manager, Audit Services, Audit Scotland; Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP. 4. The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency : The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland; Morag Campsie, Senior Manager, Audit Services, Audit Scotland; Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP. 5. Planning for skills: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland; Gordon Smail, Audit Director, Rebecca Seidel, Senior Manager, and Douglas Black, Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland.