Public Service Reform Committee [Draft]

Meeting date: Thursday, June 18, 2026

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Interests

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the first meeting of the Public Service Reform Committee.

The first item of business is for each member of the committee to declare any relevant interests, in accordance with section 3 of the code of conduct. I will begin, and I will then go to each member in turn.

I draw my entry in the register of members’ interests to the attention of members of the public, but I have nothing in particular that I need to declare in relation to the committee.

I draw members’ attention to my interests. I am a nurse, and I work for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in a casual capacity, just to maintain my registration. Also, I have a dual mandate: I am a councillor on Renfrewshire Council.

I have no registrable interests to declare.

I am a councillor on South Lanarkshire Council.

I am a member of the Law Society of Scotland, although I am not currently practising. Beyond that, I do not believe that I have other registrable interests relevant to the committee.

I am a councillor on Glasgow City Council.

I draw members’ attention to the “Voluntary” section of my entry in the register of interests: my husband works for Heriot-Watt University, and I am the chair of the friends of Holyrood park, which is a local community group. That is a voluntary position, although the group may apply for some grant funding from time to time.

That is us all legal now, as they say. We have declared our interests. Thank you, everyone, for doing that. I look forward to working with you all over the course of the session.