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:
The rules about how the Conveners Group works are in Chapter 6A of the Standing Orders.
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:
More information about the Conveners Group's strategic priorities (325KB, pdf) posted 01 November 2021
The date for the next meeting of the Conveners Group is not currently available.
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Sigrid Robinson, the Clerk for the group.
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 358 5256
Email: [email protected]
X (previously known as Twitter): @scotparl
Members of the Conveners Group
Convener
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: Orkney Islands (Constituency)
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency)
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Motherwell and Wishaw (Constituency)
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Eastwood (Constituency)
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Galloway and West Dumfries (Constituency)
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Cunninghame North (Constituency)
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Rutherglen (Constituency)
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Constituency)
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Greenock and Inverclyde (Constituency)
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Constituency)
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: East Kilbride (Constituency)
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Agenda for meeting with First Minister (110KB, pdf) posted 24 March 2025
Official Report of meeting with First Minister (287KB, pdf) posted 30 April 2025
Agenda (122KB, pdf) posted 24 March 2025
Paper: Public participation blueprint (176KB, pdf) posted 24 March 2025
Paper: Informal engagement with COSLA (108KB, pdf) posted 24 March 2025
Agenda (123KB, pdf) posted 24 February 2025
Minutes (122KB, pdf) posted 24 March 2025
Agenda (123KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2024
Minutes (154KB, pdf) posted 24 March 2025
Agenda (123KB, pdf) posted 11 October 2024
Paper: Update on activities to promote post-legislative scrutiny (257KB, pdf) posted 11 October 2024
Minutes (139KB, pdf) posted 24 March 2025
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
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Agenda and papers (845KB, pdf) posted 15 August 2024
Minutes (117KB, pdf) posted 11 October 2024
Agenda and papers (932KB, pdf) posted 29 May 2024
Minutes (131KB, pdf) posted 14 August 2024
Agenda and papers (329KB, pdf) posted 23 April 2024
Minutes (93KB, pdf) posted 14 August 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
Agenda and papers (496KB, pdf) posted 18 March 2024
Minutes (144KB, pdf) posted 01 April 2025
Agenda and papers (260KB, pdf) posted 29 January 2024
Minutes (118KB, pdf) posted 23 April 2024
Agenda and papers (179KB, pdf) posted 23 November 2023
Minutes (95KB, pdf) posted 23 April 2024
Agenda and papers (567KB, pdf) posted 20 October 2023
Minutes (135KB, pdf) posted 23 November 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
Agenda and papers (949KB, pdf) posted 18 September 2023
Minutes (134KB, pdf) posted 27 October 2023
Agenda and paper (2MB, pdf) posted 24 August 2023
Minutes (123KB, pdf) posted 25 September 2023
Agenda and papers (647KB, pdf) posted 02 June 2023
Minutes (139KB, pdf) posted 24 August 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
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Agenda and papers (492KB, pdf) posted 02 June 2023
Minutes (105KB, pdf) posted 02 June 2023
Agenda and papers (286KB, pdf) posted 10 May 2023
Minutes (44KB, pdf) posted 10 May 2023
Agenda and papers (201KB, pdf) posted 10 May 2023
Minutes (143KB, pdf) posted 10 May 2023
Agenda and papers (473KB, pdf) posted 24 February 2023
Minutes (134KB, pdf) posted 24 February 2023
Agenda and papers (936KB, pdf) posted 09 February 2023
Minutes (96KB, pdf) posted 09 February 2023
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
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Agenda and papers (236KB, pdf) posted 11 January 2023
Minutes (39KB, pdf) posted 11 January 2023
Agenda and papers (824KB, pdf) posted 28 June 2022
Minutes (96KB, pdf) posted 23 September 2022
Agenda and papers (947KB, pdf) posted 30 May 2022
Minutes (121KB, pdf) posted 28 June 2022
Agenda and papers (853KB, pdf) posted 01 June 2022
Minutes (77KB, pdf) posted 24 February 2022
Agenda and papers (457KB, pdf) posted 30 May 2022
Minutes (84KB, pdf) posted 30 May 2022
Meeting with the First Minister: Official Report (240KB, pdf) posted 23 March 2022
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Agenda and papers (73KB, pdf) posted 14 April 2022
Minutes (330KB, pdf) posted 22 February 2022
Agenda and papers (436KB, pdf) posted 02 February 2022
Minutes (77KB, pdf) posted 24 February 2022
Agenda and papers (315KB, pdf) posted 02 February 2022
Minutes (96KB, pdf) posted 02 February 2022
Agenda and papers (325KB, pdf) posted 01 November 2021
Minutes (171KB, pdf) posted 02 December 2021
Agenda and papers (256KB, pdf) posted 29 September 2021
Minutes (101KB, pdf) posted 01 November 2021
Conveners Group, 2021 (Session 5): Legacy Report
Legacy Report for Conveners Group
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition, 19 December 2023
Read the correspondence (95KB, pdf) posted 19 January 2024
Letter to the Presiding Officer, 20 February 2023
Read the correspondence (74KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023
Letter to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, 15 December 2022
Read the correspondence (31KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023
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
Letter to Chris Stark, Chief Executive, UK Committee on Climate Change, 13 October 2022
Read the correspondence (70KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, 6 October 2022
Read the correspondence (78KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023
Letter to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, 6 June 2022
Read the correspondence (99KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023
Letter from the Minister for Parliamentary Business to the Convener, 16 May 2022
Read the correspondence (115KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023
Letter to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, 27 April 2022
Read the correspondence (75KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023
Letter to the Minister for Parliamentary Business, 27 April 2022
Read the correspondence (76KB, pdf) posted 29 March 2023
Previous session information is held on the archive website.
Session 5 (Agenda, Papers and Minutes)
Session 4 (Agenda, Papers and Minutes)
Session 3 (Remit, Membership and Notes of Decisions Taken)