Each committee in the Parliament has a convener. The Conveners Group is made up of all the conveners. It is chaired by the Presiding Officer or a Deputy Presiding Officer.

The Conveners Group meets regularly to:

• discuss issues affecting committees
• communicate between the committees and other parts of the Parliament, like the Parliamentary Bureau and SPCB
• look at how committees are working 
• make recommendations to the Parliamentary Bureau about committee business in the Chamber
• approve committee meetings taking place outside of Edinburgh
• approve committee travel outside the UK

The rules about how the Conveners Group works are in Chapter 6A of the Standing Orders.