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Chamber and committees

Finance and Public Administration Committee

The Committee was established in June 2026. It focuses on:

  • Scotland’s public finances
  • public administration in government
  • public inquiries
  • the National Performance Framework
  • the formation and budgets of officeholders established by the Parliament.

Next meeting of the committee

Details of the next meeting are not available yet.

Dates for future meetings

The Finance and Public Administration Committee usually meets on Wednesday.

Previous meetings of the committee

See all meetings of the committee

Work of the Committee

Work of the Committee: Current work

Work of the Committee: Correspondence

Correspondence

Finance and Public Administration Committee

McLeod Remedy Update, October 2026

9 October 2026

Correspondence to the Convener from Stephen Pathirana, Chief Executive, Scottish Public Pensions Agency, 8 October 2026

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28: Aberdeenshire Council supplementary written evidence

9 October 2026

Further supplementary written evidence to the Committee from Aberdeenshire Council, 30 September 2026

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28: Scottish Care supplementary written evidence

9 October 2026

Further written evidence briefings to the Committee from Scottish Care, 30 September 2026

Work of the Committee: Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2027-28, Public Office (Accountability) Bill

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2027-28

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2027-28

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Pre-budget Scrutiny 2027-28

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Fiscal Commission (Publications)

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Interests, Deputy Convener, Decision on Taking Business in Private

Work of the Committee: Committee Remit

To consider and report on the following — a. any report or other document containing proposals for, or budgets of, public revenue or expenditure or proposals for the making of a Scottish rate resolution, taking into account any report or recommendations concerning such documents made by any other committee with power to consider such documents or any part of them; b. any report made by a committee setting out proposals concerning public revenue or expenditure; c. Budget Bills; d. any other matter relating to or affecting the revenue or expenditure of the Scottish Administration or other monies payable into or expenditure payable out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund; e. any other matter falling within the responsibility of the Scottish Administration relating to the National Performance Framework, public inquiries, and public administration; and proposals for the formation and budgets of officeholders established by the Parliament.

Current Members

A photo of Clare Haughey MSP

Clare Haughey

Convener
Scottish National Party
A photo of Alan Brown MSP

Alan Brown

Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
A photo of Liam Kerr MSP

Liam Kerr

Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
A photo of Michael Marra MSP

Michael Marra

Member
Scottish Labour
A photo of Liam McArthur MSP

Liam McArthur

Member
Scottish Liberal Democrats
A photo of Kim Schmulian MSP

Kim Schmulian

Member
Reform UK
A photo of Pauline Stafford MSP

Pauline Stafford

Member
Scottish National Party

Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members

Call for views

The Finance and Public Administration Committee is not currently seeking views on any of its current inquiries

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact the Clerk for the committee.