Members present:

Apologies were received from Mr Brian Monteith and Mr Keith Raffan.

The meeting opened at 2.19 p.m.

1. Audit Scotland’s 2004/05 Budget (in private): The Commission agreed to defer consideration of a draft report to the Parliament on Audit Scotland’s 2004/05 budget proposals to a future meeting.

2. Protocol between the SCPA and Audit Scotland (in private): The Commission considered a draft administrative protocol with Audit Scotland. The Commission had no comment to make on the draft at this time. The Commission will consider Audit Scotland’s comments on the draft protocol in due course.

The meeting closed at 2.20 p.m.

Seán Wixted
Assistant Secretary to the Commission