The Scottish Budget - The Committee has recently completed an inquiry into the efficient delivery of public services as part of the 2010 Budget Strategy Phase. 

Please follow the links below for information on forthcoming scrutiny of the 2011-12 Draft Budget, the Budget Strategy Phase, and the process in general.

• Finance Committee - scrutiny of the 2011-12 Draft Budget
• Finance Committee - Budget Strategy Phase - inquiry into the efficient delivery of public services
• Finance Committee - the Budget Process

Inquiry into preventative spending - The Committee has launched an inquiry into preventative spending and is currently seeking written evidence.  Please follow the link below to the inquiry homepage.

• Finance Committee - Inquiry into preventative spending

Scrutiny of Financial Memoranda - The Committee considers the financial implications of all legislation, through the scrutiny of Financial Memoranda. Please follow the link below for an outline of the Committee's three-level framework of scrutiny and details of all bills currently under consideration.

• Finance Committee - scrutiny of Financial Memoranda

Further information can be found on the Current Business page.

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Next Meeting: 18th Meeting, Tuesday 7 September 2010

• Papers 18 (898KB pdf first posted 02.09.2010)

The Committee will meet at 2.00 pm in Committee Room 2.

1. Independent Budget Review Group: The Committee will take evidence from—

Crawford Beveridge CBE, Chair of the Independent Budget Review Panel;

Sir Neil McIntosh CBE, Member of the Independent Budget Review Panel.

2. Damages (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Financial Memorandum of the Damages (Scotland) Bill from—

Bill Butler MSP;

Syd Smith, and Laura Blane, Thompsons Solicitors.

3. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to consider a draft report on the Financial Memorandum of the Damages (Scotland) Bill in private at future meetings and whether to consider its work programme in private at its next meeting.

4. Budget Strategy Phase 2011-12: The Committee will consider the response from the Scottish Government to its report on the 2011-12 Budget Strategy Phase.

5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2010 (SSI 2010/222).

6. Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report on the Financial Memorandum of the Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill.

Last Meeting: 17th Meeting, Tuesday 29 June 2010

• Papers 17 (25KB pdf first posted 24.06.2010)
• Minute of Proceedings of Meeting 29 June 2010
• Official Report of Meeting 29 June 2010

Previous Meetings

Recent Committee Reports:

• 21 June 2010 5th Report 2010: Report on the draft Budget (Scotland) Act 2010 Amendment Order 2010
• 9 June 2010 4th Report 2010: Budget Strategy Phase
• 8 June 2010 3rd Report 2010: Annual Report 2009-10
• 29 April 2010 Report on the Financial Memorandum of the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Bill
• 14 April 2010 Report on the Financial Memorandum of the Housing (Scotland) Bill
• 25 March 2010 Report on the Forth Crossing Bill
• 25 March 2010 Report on the Financial Memorandum of the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill

Previous Reports.