The Committee heard oral evidence from the following witnesses over four meetings in May and June 2025:
8 May: Malcolm Burr, Convener of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland; Robert Nicol, Chair of the Electoral Registration Committee, Scottish Assessors’ Association; Peter Stanyon, Chief Executive, Association of Electoral Administrators; Jenny Brotchie, Acting Head of Scottish Affairs, Information Commissioner’s Office; and Sarah Mackie, Head of the Electoral Commission in Scotland.
22 May: Professor Alistair Clark, Professor of Political Science, Newcastle University; Dr Nick McKerrell, Senior Lecturer in Law, Glasgow Caledonian University; Dr Ben Stanford, Senior Lecturer in Law, Liverpool John Moores University; Annabel Mullin, Director of Communications, Elect Her; Willie Sullivan, Director, Electoral Reform Society Scotland; and Juliet Swann, Nations and Regions Programme Manager, Transparency International UK.
12 June: Jamie Hepburn MSP...