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Legacy Report of the Public Audit Committee, Session 6
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Published: Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 (PAS062026R03)
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Foreword by the Convener
Background
Session 6 statistics
Committee meetings and reports
Audit Scotland reports
Impact and improvement
Implementing recommendations
Use of progress reports
Key audit themes
Scottish Government support for sponsored bodies
Board recruitment
Data collection
Financial and performance reporting
New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides and Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
Forensic analysis of funds provided to Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited
Historic Environment Scotland
Scottish Canals
Scottish National Investment Bank
Scottish Prison Service
Flooding in communities: Moving towards resilience
Scottish Public Pensions Agency
Best value in policing: Joint Best Value audit of policing in Scotland
Scotland's colleges
NHS in Scotland
NHS Tayside
Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care
National Fraud Initiative
Administration of Scottish income tax
Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
Strategic Commercial Assets Division
Lochaber Aluminium Smelter
Cairngorm funicular railway
Future reporting
Written authorities
Updates
Major capital projects
Investing in Scotland’s infrastructure
Major ICT projects
Settlement agreements
AGS future work programme
Ways of working
Whistleblowers
Working with other committees
Working with other Public Accounts Committees
Frequency and day of meeting
Size and composition of Committee
Audit Scotland outputs and referrals
Business planning days
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Public Audit Committee, Scottish Parliament. (2023). The 2021/22 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited. Retrieved from
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Public Audit Committee, Scottish Parliament. (2024). The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited. Retrieved from
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Public Audit Committee, Scottish Parliament. (2023, March 23). New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802. Retrieved from
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Public Audit Committee, Scottish Parliament. (2025, July 4). The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Holdings Limited. Retrieved from
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Auditor General for Scotland. (2023, November 8). Correspondence to the Convener - Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited: Further audit work update, November 2023. Retrieved from
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Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, Scottish Government. (2024, May 30). Correspondence to NZET Committee and Public Audit Committee - Examination of Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd’s (FMEL) financial data. Retrieved from
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Auditor General for Scotland. (2024, July 1). Correspondence to the Convener - Examination of Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd’s (FMEL) financial data . Retrieved from
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Director of Economic Development, Scottish Government. (2025, November 5). Correspondence to the Convener - REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS OF FMEL. Retrieved from
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Auditor General for Scotland. (2025, December 16). The 2024/25 audit of Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved from
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