Meetings

9th Meeting, 2026

29 October 2026

1. Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28: How can the Scottish Budget best advance public service reform? (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)
3. Strategic plan (in private)

This is all meetings of Public Service Reform Committee held in 2026. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

8th Meeting

08 October

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Delivering public service reform
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• Naomi Mason
  Head of Scotland
  Centre for Local Economies
• Julie Welsh
  Chief Executive
  Scotland Excel
3. Work programme

7th Meeting

01 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28: How can the Scottish Budget best advance public service reform
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• Ivan McKee
  Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform
  Scottish Government
• Simon Mair
  Deputy Director for Place Based Service Change and Reform
  Scottish Government
• Cathy Sumner
  Interim Deputy Director, Spending and Pay Strategy
  Scottish Government
3. Pre-budget Scrutiny 2027-28: How can the Scottish Budget best advance public service reform

6th Meeting

24 September

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Pre-budget scrutiny: How can the Scottish Budget best advance public service reform
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• Ian Bruce
  Chief Officer of Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector
  TSI Scotland Network
• Kirsty Cumming
  Chief Executive Officer
  Community Leisure UK
• Helen Malo
  Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager Scotland
  Hospice UK
• Kirsty Morrison
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
and then from:
• David Robertson
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Borders Council
• Mark McAteer
  Director of Governance, Strategy and Change
  Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
3. Pre-budget scrutiny: How can the Scottish Budget best advance public service reform
4. Delivering public service reform

5th Meeting

17 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-budget scrutiny
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• Victoria Carson
  Engagement and Influence Director
  The Wise Group
• Jayne Jones
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Food Commission
• David Phillips
  Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance
  Institute for Fiscal Studies
• Dr Spencer Thompson
  Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (SHERU)
  University of Strathclyde
and then from:
• Liam Davenport
  Industrial Officer
  PCS Union
• Carmen Martinez
  Policy and Engagement Lead
  Scottish Women's Budget Group
• Dr Chris Williams
  Vice Chair
  Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland
3. Pre-budget scrutiny

4th Meeting

10 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Delivering public service reform
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• Ivan McKee
  Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform
  Scottish Government
• Gabrielle Cahen
  Team Leader for Public Service Reform Strategy and Evidence
  Scottish Government
• Simon Mair
  Deputy Director for Place Based Service Change and Reform
  Scottish Government
• Ruth Meyer
  Head of Public Service Reform Strategy and Governance Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Delivering public service reform

3rd Meeting

03 September

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Pre-budget Scrutiny 2027-28
3. Work programme
4. Delivering public service reform (Not before 11:30am)
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• Stephen Boyd
  Director
  Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Scotland
• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Dr Claire MacRae
  Senior Lecturer, Public Policy
  University of Glasgow
5. Delivering public service reform

2nd Meeting

25 June

1. Work programme (in private)

1st Meeting

18 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. Work programme