Convener

*Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

Deputy convener

*Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP)

Committee members

*Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con)

*Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab)

*Paul McLennan (East Lothian) (SNP)

*Marie McNair (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)

*Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con)

Committee substitutes

Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab)

Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Councillor Euan Jardine (Scottish Borders Council)

Councillor Shaun Macaulay (North Ayrshire Council)

Councillor Shona Morrison (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities)

Councillor Alex Nicoll (Aberdeen City Council)

Councillor David Ross (Fife Council)

Cleland Sneddon (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers)

Councillor James Stockan (Orkney Islands Council)

Sarah Watters (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities)

Clerk to the committee

Euan Donald