Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private and to consider its draft report on its post-legislative scrutiny of the biodiversity and biodiversity reporting duties in private at future meetings. 2. Post-legislative Scrutiny Biodiversity and Biodiversity Reporting Duties: The Committee will take evidence from- Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, and Hugh Dignon, Head of Wildlife Management and Protected Areas, Scottish Government; Sally Thomas, Director of Policy and Advice, Scottish Natural Heritage. 3. Section 22 reports: The Committee will take evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland's reports entitled "The 2016/17 audit of Edinburgh College" and "The 2016/17 audit of New College Lanarkshire" from— Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland; Helen Russell, Senior Audit Manager, and Mark MacPherson, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland; Lucy Nutley, Director, Public Services Audit, Mazars. 4. Section 22 reports: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and take further evidence from— Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland; Helen Russell, Senior Audit Manager, and Mark MacPherson, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland; Lucy Nutley, Director, Public Services Audit, Mazars. 5. Post-legislative Scrutiny Biodiversity and Biodiversity Reporting Duties: The Committee will consider the evidence received as part of its post-legislative scrutiny of the biodiversity and biodiversity reporting duties. 6. Work programme: The Committee will consider its approach to developing its work programme.