Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Convener

*Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)

Deputy convener

Margaret McDougall (West Scotland) (Lab)

Committee members

*George Adam (Paisley) (SNP)

*Cameron Buchanan (Lothian) (Con)

*Cara Hilton (Dunfermline) (Lab)

*Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (SNP)

*Fiona McLeod (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)

Committee substitutes

Jackson Carlaw (West Scotland) (Con)

Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab)

Colin Keir (Edinburgh Western) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Professor Paul Cairney (University of Stirling)

Michael Clancy (Law Society of Scotland)

Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab) (Committee Substitute)

Lynn Williams (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations)

Clerk to the committee

Gillian Baxendine

Alison Walker