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Employing MSP family members

In accordance with paragraph 3.7 of the Reimbursement of Members’ Expenses Scheme the SPCB is required to make available for public inspection a register detailing the employment by an MSP of a close family member of another MSP.

A ‘close family member’ for the purposes of the Scheme means:

  1. a spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner of the MSP; or
  2. a parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece of the MSP or of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a);

The latest version of the register is:  

MSP Staff member Related MSP Relationship Job role Effective date
Clare Haughey Cyndi Brown Alan Brown Spouse Administrative and Casework Assistant 7 May 2026
Jenny Young Calum McArthur Liam McArthur Son Research and Casework Assistant 1 June 2026
Victor Currie Karen Hendry David Smith Cohabiting partner Caseworker 1 June 2026
Ben Macpherson Danny Aston Kate Campbell Cohabiting partner Senior Caseworker 29 June 2026
Jackie Dunbar Stacey Adam George Adam Spouse Parliament Admin 23 August 2026 
Reform UK Parliamentary Group Employment Pool – All members with the exception of Amanda Lindsay Calum Lindsay Amanda Lindsay Son Communications Officer 1 September 2026

Updated 25 September 2026