Public Audit Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to agenda items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private. 2. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran and the 2024/25 audit of NHS Grampian: The Committee will take evidence from— Gordon James, Interim Chief Executive, Lesley Bowie, Chair, and Dr Crawford McGuffie, Executive Medical Director, NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Laura Skaife-Knight, Chief Executive, Alison Evison, Chair, and Alex Stephen, Director of Finance, NHS Grampian. 3. Scottish Government's approach to financial interventions: GFG Alliance: The Committee will take evidence from— Jeffrey Kabel, Chief Transformation Officer, Liberty Steel Group. Helen Lambert, Senior Legal Counsel, GFG Alliance. 4. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran and 2024/25 audit of NHS Grampian: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. Fiona Mitchell-Knight, Audit Director and Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland. 5. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran and the 2024/25 audit of NHS Grampian: The Committee will consider the evidence heard and agenda items 2 and 4 and agree any further action it wishes to take. 6. Scottish Government's approach to financial interventions: GFG Alliance: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and agree any further action it wishes to take. 7. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.