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:

Rosemary Agnew (Scottish Public Services Ombudsman)

Arfan Iqbal (Scottish Government)

Niki Maclean (Scottish Public Services Ombudsman)

Maria McCann (Scottish Government)

Andrew Sheridan (Scottish Public Services Ombudsman)

Clerk to the committee

Euan Donald