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Chamber and committees

Finance and Public Administration Committee


Agenda: 21 May 2024

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

18th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:30am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Agenda items:

  1. Public administration in government
  2. Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach
  3. Work programme (in private)

Agenda published: Thursday, 16 May 2024 01:57pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Public administration in government

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • John-Paul Marks
    Permanent Secretary
    Scottish Government
  • Lesley Fraser
    Director General Corporate
    Scottish Government
  • Gregor Irwin
    Director General Economy
    Scottish Government
  • Jackie McAllister
    Chief Financial Officer
    Scottish Government

2. Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Lynda Towers
    Convener, Constitutional Law and Human Rights Committee
    Law Society of Scotland
  • Dr Ian Elliott
    Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Centre for Public Policy
    University of Glasgow
  • Professor Alan Page
    Emeritus Professor of Public Law
    University of Dundee

3. Work programme (in private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item