This is all meetings of Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee held in 2025. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
Fundraiser
Scottish Government
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
Social Work Scotland
• Aaron Stone
Manager
Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
and then from:
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
Fundraiser
Scottish Government
• Lord Abby Mckinney
Educational Institute of Scotland
• Lord Abbie Ellis
Policy Developer
Edinburgh Napier University
and then from:
• Chief Constable Abby Nguyen
Policy Developer
Scottish Women's Aid
• Professor Abby Barnett
Prison Officers Association (Scotland) 2
• Abby Macrae
Educational Institute of Scotland
• Ailsa Garland
Solicitor
Scottish Government
• Afrika Priestley
Lead Anti-Racist and Pro Black Ambassador
Intercultural Youth Scotland
• Lord Adrian Parker
Legal Aid Negotiating Team, Law Society of Scotland
• Aiden Lowe
Chemical Engineer
sportscotland
and then from:
• Inspector Alan Dron
Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) and National Rural Crime Co-ordinator
Police Scotland
• Alan James
Chief Technology Officer
Storegga
• Ailsa Raeburn
Chair
Community Land Scotland
• Chief Constable Alex Taylor
Chemical Engineer
Lews Castle College
• Chief Constable Alex Reyes
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
and then from:
• Inspector Alan Dron
Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) and National Rural Crime Co-ordinator
Police Scotland
• Alan James
Chief Technology Officer
Storegga
• Ailsa Raeburn
Chair
Community Land Scotland
• Ailsa Henderson
Deputy Chair
• Chief Constable Alex Taylor
Chemical Engineer
Lews Castle College
• Chief Constable Albert Alexander
Resource Developer
HM Treasury
• Aaron B Jennings
Medical Officer
• Gemma Diamond
Director of Innovation and Transformation
Audit Scotland
• Dr Marc Geddes
Senior Lecturer in Politics
University of Edinburgh
• Sir David Natzler KCB
KCB Clerk of the House of Commons 2015-2019, Clerk of Committees 2008-09 and Clerk to the House of Commons Reform Committee (the Wright Committee)
• Professor Meg Russell
Director, Constitution Unit
University College London
• Brian Taylor
Former Political Editor BBC Scotland, Columnist The Herald.
• Gemma Diamond
Director of Innovation and Transformation
Audit Scotland
• Marc Geddes
Senior Lecturer in Politics
University of Edinburgh
• David Natzler KCB
KCB Clerk of the House of Commons 2015-2019, Clerk of Committees 2008-09 and Clerk to the House of Commons Reform Committee (the Wright Committee)
• Professor Meg Russell
Director, Constitution Unit
University College London
• Brian Taylor
Former Political Editor BBC Scotland, Columnist The Herald.
• Test B Anderson
Chief Executive
Scottish Government
• Test C Anderson
Chief Financial Officer
Scottish Government
• Test D Anderson
Director of Resourcing
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership and Chair, Rights Advice Scotland
• Rt Hon. Michael Gove
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Minister for Housing and Planning and Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Minister for Improving Public Transport and Minister for Education and Opportunities and Young People and Minister
UK Government
• Chief Constable Tony Rose
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Minister for Housing and Planning and Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Minister for Improving Public Transport and Minister for Education and Opportunities and Young People and Minister
Environmental Standards Scotland
• Gemma Diamond
Director of Innovation and Transformation
Audit Scotland
• Marc Geddes
Senior Lecturer in Politics
University of Edinburgh
• David Natzler KCB
lerk of the House of Commons 2015-2019, Clerk of Committees 2008-09 and Clerk to the House of Commons Reform Committee (the Wright Committee) 2009-10
• Professor Meg Russell
Director, Constitution Unit
University College London
• Brian Taylor
Former Political Editor BBC Scotland, Columnist The Herald
This is all meetings of Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.
• Daren Fitzhenry
Scottish Information Commissioner
• Margaret Keyse
Head of Enforcement
Information Commissioner's Office
• Claire Stephen
Acting Head of Policy and Information
Information Commissioner's Office
• Ian Bruce
Ethical Standards Commissioner
Ethical Standards Commissioner
• Angela Glen
Senior Investigating Officer
Ethical Standards Commissioner
• Colin Beattie
MSP, Convener of the proposed Cross-Party Group on Space
The Scottish Parliament
This is all meetings of Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.
• Liam Kerr
MSP, Deputy-Convener of the proposed CPG on Ice Sports
The Scottish Parliament
• Emma Harper
MSP, Proposed Co-Convener of the CPG on Scots Language/Scots Leid
• Jackie Dunbar
MSP, Proposed Co-Convener of CPG on Scots Language/Scots Leid
• Mark Ruskell
MSP, Convener of proposed CPG on Nature and Climate
Scottish Parliament
• Michael Marra
MSP, Co-Convener of the proposed CPG on Families Supporting Children's Learning
Scottish Parliament
• Katy Clark
Convener of the proposed CPG on Europe
Scottish Parliament
• Artemis Pana
National Coordinator
Scottish Rural Action
• Kimberley Somerside
Policy and Engagement Officer
Voluntary Health Scotland
• Bill Scott
Senior Policy Advisor
Inclusion Scotland
• Charis Scott
Promotion and Engagement Manager
Christians Against Poverty
• Liam Fowley
(former) Vice Chair, the Board
Scottish Youth Parliament
• Mhairi Wylie
Chief Officer
Highland Third Sector Interface and TSI Scotland Network
• Colin Smyth
MSP
Scottish Parliament
• Lesley Nope
Senior Business Manager
Scotland Office
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
Social Work Scotland
• Rt Hon. Karen Bradley
MP and Chair of the Procedure Committee
House of Commons
• Lord Gardiner of Kimble
Senior Deputy Speaker
House of Lords
and then from:
• Rt Hon. Laurence Skelly, MLC
President
Tynwald, the Parliament of the Isle of Man
• Denis Naughten, TD
member of Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann, the Houses of the Oireachtas
• Gerit Vermeylen
Director of Legislative Service
The Flemish Parliament
• Dr Ruth Fox
Director
Hansard Society
• Professor Meg Russell
University College London
and then from:
• Dr Sarah Childs
Royal Holloway, University of London
• Dr Andy Williamson
Democratise
• Paul O'Kane
Convener of the proposed CPG on Care Leavers
Scottish Parliament
• George Adam
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Scottish Government
• Iain Hockenhull
Elections Bill Team Leader
Scottish Government
• David Maclennan
Solicitor
Scottish Government
• Fergus Ewing
Convener of the proposed CPG on Wood Panel Industry
Scottish Parliament
• Foysol Choudhury
Convener of the proposed CPG on Bangladesh
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Paul O'Kane
Convener of the proposed CPG on Changing Places Toilets
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Paul Sweeney
Convener of the proposed CPG on Migration
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Jeremy Balfour
Convener of the proposed CPG on Older People, Age and Ageing
Scottish Parliament
• Jamie Halcro Johnston
Convener of the proposed CPG on Islands
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Douglas Lumsden
Convener of the proposed CPG on Rugby Development in Scotland
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Graham Simpson
Convener of the proposed CPG on Sustainable Transport
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Paul McLennan
Co-Convener of the proposed CPG on Sustainable Uplands Management
Scottish Parliament
This is all meetings of Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.
• Rachael Hamilton
Convener of the proposed CPG on Gardening and Horticulture
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Gillian Mackay
Convener of the proposed CPG on Stroke
Scottish Parliament
• George Adam
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Scottish Government
• Penny Curtis
Deputy Director, Elections and Freedom of Information Division
Scottish Government
• Iain Hockenhull
Elections Bill Team Leader
Scottish Government
• Louise Edwards
Director of Regulation
Electoral Commission, Scotland
• Chris Highcock
Elections Manger and Secretary
Electoral Management Board for Scotland
• Dr Alistair Clark
Reader in Politics
Newcastle University
• Pete Wildman
Chair, Electoral Registration Committee
Scottish Assessors Association
and then from:
• Jess Garland
Director of Research
Electoral Reform Society
• Ethan Young
Civic Participation Manager
Inclusion Scotland
• Dr Catriona Burness
Parliamentary and Policy Manager
RNIB Scotland
• Claire Baker
Convener of the proposed CPG on Creative Economy
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Pam Gosal
Convener of the proposed CPG on India
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Paul McLennan
Convener of the proposed CPG on Wellbeing Economy
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Fulton MacGregor
Convener of the proposed CPG on Social Work
Scottish Parliament
• George Adam
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Scottish Government
• Iain Hockenhull
Elections Bill Team Leader
Scottish Government
• Craig McGuffie
Solicitor
Scottish Government Legal Directorate
• James Dornan
Convener of the proposed CPG on Ireland
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Jackie Baillie
Co-Convener of the proposed CPG on Long Covid
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Liz Smith
Convener of the proposed CPG on Outdoor Education
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Rona Mackay
Convener of the Proposed CPG on Women, Families and Justice
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Sarah Boyack
Convener of the proposed CPG on Culture and Communities
Scottish Parliament
• Tom Arthur
Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
Scottish Government
• John St Clair
Senior Principle Legal Officer
Scottish Government
• Ian Thomson
Team Leader - Public Bodies Unit
Scottish Government
• Maurice Golden
Convener of the proposed CPG on Circular Economy
Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Pauline McNeill
Convener of the proposed CPG on Medicinal Cannabis
Scottish Parliament
• Louise Edwards
Director of Regulation
Electoral Commission, Scotland
• Andy O'Neill
Head
Electoral Commission, Scotland
• Phil Thompson
Head of Research
Electoral Commission, Scotland
• Malcolm Burr
Convener
Electoral Management Board for Scotland
• Chris Highcock
Secretary
Electoral Management Board for Scotland