Public Audit Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4,5 and 6 in private. 2. The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency: The Committee will take evidence on the section 22 report from— Jo Green, Acting Chief Executive, Stuart McGregor, Chief Officer Finance, and David Pirie, Executive Director, Evidence and Flooding, Scottish Environment Protection Agency; Roy Brannen, Interim Director-General Net Zero, Helen Nisbet, Director, Defence, Security and Cyber Resilience, and Kevin Quinlan, Director, Environment and Forestry, Scottish Government. 3. NHS in Scotland 2021: The Committee will take evidence on the section 23 report from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland; Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager, Derek Hoy, Audit Manager, and Eva Thomas-Tudo, Senior Auditor, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland. 4. NHS in Scotland 2021: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland; Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager, Derek Hoy, Audit Manager, and Eva Thomas-Tudo, Senior Auditor, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland. 5. The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 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. 6. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.