Convener

*Joe FitzPatrick (Dundee City West) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP)

Committee members

*James Dornan (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP)

*Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab)

*Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con)

*John Pentland (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab)

David Torrance (Kirkcaldy) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Bob Christie (Improvement Service and National Community Planning Group)

Derek Mackay (Minister for Local Government and Planning)

Professor Fiona Mackenzie (National Community Planning Group)

David Martin (SOLACE Scotland and National Community Planning Group)

Mark McAteer (Improvement Service)

Lewis Ramsay (National Community Planning Group)

Assistant Chief Constable Bill Skelly (National Community Planning Group)

Councillor Pat Watters (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities)

Clerk to the committee

Eugene Windsor