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About the Scottish Parliament

Conveners Group

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.

Strategic objectives

This session, the group has agreed to focus on four areas where it feels it can bring improvements to the scrutiny role of the Scottish Parliament:

  • help committees find ways to work together on issues of shared interest, including on scrutiny of issues relating to the UK having left the EU; and holding the Scottish Government to account for how it delivers on Net Zero targets
  • find improvements in how the views of everyone in Scotland can support better scrutiny by parliamentary committees
  • find ways to review laws that have been passed by the Scottish Parliament and whether they are working as intended
  • help Members access training and support so they can best fulfil their roles as Parliamentarians

More information about the Conveners Group's strategic priorities (325KB, pdf) posted 01 November 2021

Next meeting

The next meeting will take place on Wednesday 27 November 2024.

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact Sigrid Robinson, the Clerk for the group.

Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP

X (previously known as Twitter): @scotparl

Members

Members of the Conveners Group

Current Members

Liam McArthur

Convener

Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for: Orkney Islands (Constituency)

Karen Adam

Member

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency)

Clare Adamson

Member

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Motherwell and Wishaw (Constituency)

Party: Scottish Green Party

MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: Eastwood (Constituency)

Finlay Carson

Member

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: Galloway and West Dumfries (Constituency)

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Cunninghame North (Constituency)

Clare Haughey

Member

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Rutherglen (Constituency)

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Greenock and Inverclyde (Constituency)

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)

Audrey Nicoll

Member

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Constituency)

Douglas Ross

Member

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)

Colin Smyth

Member

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: South Scotland (Region)

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: East Kilbride (Constituency)

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: South Scotland (Region)

Meeting papers and reports 

Meeting Papers and Official Reports

Meeting 27 November 2024

Agenda (123KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2024

Meeting 25 September 2024

Agenda (123KB, pdf) posted 11 October 2024

Paper: Update on activities to promote post-legislative scrutiny (257KB, pdf) posted 11 October 2024

Meeting 18 September 2024

Agenda for meeting with First Minister (132KB, pdf) posted 16 September 2024

Meeting with the First Minister: Official Report (256KB, pdf) posted 01 October 2024

Watch the video on Parliament TV

Meeting 26 June 2024

Agenda and papers (845KB, pdf) posted 15 August 2024

Minutes (117KB, pdf) posted 11 October 2024

Meeting 29 May 2024 

Agenda and papers (932KB, pdf) posted 29 May 2024

Minutes (131KB, pdf) posted 14 August 2024

Meeting 24 April 2024

Agenda and papers (329KB, pdf) posted 23 April 2024

Minutes (93KB, pdf) posted 14 August 2024

Meeting 27 March 2024

Agenda for meeting with First Minister (95KB, pdf) posted 19 April 2024

Meeting with the First Minister: Official Report (264KB, pdf) posted 18 April 2024

Meeting 20 March 2024

Agenda and papers (496KB, pdf) posted 18 March 2024

Minutes of meeting to follow

Meeting 31 January 2024

Agenda and papers (260KB, pdf) posted 29 January 2024

Minutes (118KB, pdf) posted 23 April 2024


Meeting 22 November 2023

Agenda and papers (179KB, pdf) posted 23 November 2023

Minutes (95KB, pdf) posted 23 April 2024 

Meeting 25 October 2023

Agenda and papers (567KB, pdf) posted 20 October 2023

Minutes (135KB, pdf) posted 23 November 2023

Meeting 27 September 2023

Agenda for meeting with First Minister (90KB, pdf) posted 25 September 2023

Meeting with the First Minister: Official Report (207KB, pdf) posted 09 October 2023

Meeting 20 September 2023

Agenda and papers (949KB, pdf) posted 18 September 2023

Minutes (134KB, pdf) posted 27 October 2023

Meeting 21 June 2023

Agenda and paper (2MB, pdf) posted 24 August 2023

Minutes (123KB, pdf) posted 25 September 2023

Meeting 31 May 2023

Agenda and papers (647KB, pdf) posted 02 June 2023

Minutes (139KB, pdf) posted 24 August 2023

Meeting 24 May 2023

Agenda for meeting with First Minister (92KB, pdf) posted 23 May 2023

Meeting with the First Minister: Official Report (208KB, pdf) posted 02 June 2023

Watch the video on Parliament TV

Meeting 26 April 2023

Agenda and papers (492KB, pdf) posted 02 June 2023

Minutes (105KB, pdf) posted 02 June 2023

Meeting 1 March 2023

Agenda and papers (286KB, pdf) posted 10 May 2023

Minutes (44KB, pdf) posted 10 May 2023

Meeting 22 February 2023

Agenda and papers (201KB, pdf) posted 10 May 2023

Minutes (143KB, pdf) posted 10 May 2023

Meeting 25 January 2023

Agenda and papers (473KB, pdf) posted 24 February 2023

Minutes (134KB, pdf) posted 24 February 2023


Meeting 30 November 2022

Agenda and papers (936KB, pdf) posted 09 February 2023

Minutes (96KB, pdf) posted 09 February 2023

Meeting 28 September 2022

Agenda for meeting with First Minister (92KB, pdf) posted 24 November 2022

Meeting with the First Minister: Official Report (236KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2022

Watch the video on Parliament TV

Meeting 21 September 2022

Agenda and papers (236KB, pdf) posted 11 January 2023

Minutes (39KB, pdf) posted 11 January 2023

Meeting 22 June 2022

Agenda and papers (824KB, pdf) posted 28 June 2022

Minutes (96KB, pdf) posted 23 September 2022

Meeting 25 May 2022

Agenda and papers (947KB, pdf) posted 30 May 2022

Minutes (121KB, pdf) posted 28 June 2022

Meeting 27 April 2022

Agenda and papers (853KB, pdf) posted 01 June 2022

Minutes (77KB, pdf) posted 24 February 2022

Meeting 30 March 2022

Agenda and papers (457KB, pdf) posted 30 May 2022

Minutes (84KB, pdf) posted 30 May 2022

Meeting 2 March 2022

Meeting with the First Minister: Official Report (240KB, pdf) posted 23 March 2022

Watch the video on Parliament TV

Meeting 23 February 2022

Agenda and papers (73KB, pdf) posted 14 April 2022

Minutes (330KB, pdf) posted 22 February 2022

Meeting 26 January 2022

Agenda and papers (436KB, pdf) posted 02 February 2022

Minutes (77KB, pdf) posted 24 February 2022


Meeting 24 November 2021

Agenda and papers (315KB, pdf) posted 02 February 2022

Minutes (96KB, pdf) posted 02 February 2022

Meeting 27 October 2021

Agenda and papers (325KB, pdf) posted 01 November 2021

Minutes (171KB, pdf) posted 02 December 2021

Meeting 29 September 2021

Agenda and papers (256KB, pdf) posted 29 September 2021

Minutes (101KB, pdf) posted 01 November 2021

Reports

Correspondence

Net zero scrutiny arrangements

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition, 19 December 2023

Read the correspondence (95KB, pdf) posted 19 January 2024


Parliament’s Committees and SPCB-supported officeholders

Letter to the Presiding Officer, 20 February 2023

Read the correspondence (74KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023


Net zero scrutiny arrangements

Letter to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, 15 December 2022

Read the correspondence (31KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023


Net zero scrutiny arrangements

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport to the Convener, 1 November 2022

Read the correspondence (55KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023


Net zero scrutiny arrangements

Letter to Chris Stark, Chief Executive, UK Committee on Climate Change, 13 October 2022

Read the correspondence (70KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023


Net zero scrutiny arrangements

Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, 6 October 2022

Read the correspondence (78KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023


Inquiry on future practices and procedures

Letter to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, 6 June 2022

Read the correspondence (99KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023


Legislative Consent Memorandums

Letter from the Minister for Parliamentary Business to the Convener, 16 May 2022

Read the correspondence (115KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023


Legislative Consent Memorandums

Letter to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, 27 April 2022

Read the correspondence (75KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023


Legislative Consent Memorandums

Letter to the Minister for Parliamentary Business, 27 April 2022

Read the correspondence (76KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023


Previous Sessions