Convener

*Jenny Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab)

Deputy convener

*Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)

Committee members

*Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP)

*Bill Bowman (North East Scotland) (Con)

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

*Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)

*Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab)

Committee substitutes

Finlay Carson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)

John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)

David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

The following also participated:

Phil Fairlie (POAS)

Steve Farrell (Community)

Caroline Gardner (Auditor General for Scotland)

Michael Guy (Serco)

Nigel Ironside (Prison Governors Association Scotland)

Mark Roberts (Audit Scotland)

Tony Simpson (Sodexo)

Wendy Sinclair-Gieben (Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland)

Clerk to the committee

Lucy Scharbert