Convener

*Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

Deputy convener

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

Committee members

*Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con)

*Pam Gosal (West Scotland) (Con)

Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab)

*Ivan McKee (Glasgow Provan) (SNP)

Marie McNair (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)

Committee substitutes

Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP)

Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)

Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con)

The following also participated:

Sean Baillie (GMB Scotland)

Mo Baines (Association for Public Service Excellence)

Johanna Baxter (Unison)

Martin Booth (Glasgow City Council)

Gerry Cornes (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers)

Robert Emmott (Dundee City Council)

Paul Manning (South Lanarkshire Council)

Councillor Lynne Short (Association for Public Service Excellence)

Linda Somerville (Scottish Trades Union Congress)

Fiona Whittaker (North Lanarkshire Council)

Clerk to the committee

Euan Donald