Evidence session on 28th February 2023
Carol Calder, Audit Director, Audit Scotland
Stuart Graham, Representative , Community Planning Network
Tim McKay, Deputy Chair, Accounts Commission
David Allan, Deputy Director, Scottish Community Development Centre
Peter Kelly, Director, The Poverty Alliance
Kirsty McNeill, Policy and Research Officer, Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)
Ruth Whatling, Head of Policy and Equality, Homeless Network Scotland
Evidence session on 7th March 2023
Shaw Anderson, Partnership & Development Manager, Glasgow City Council
Evonne Bauer, Executive Officer, Place and Community Planning, East Dunbartonshire Council
Michelle Crombie, Corporate Strategy and Community Planning Manager, Aberdeen City Council
Jennifer Lees, Business Partnership Manager, North Lanarkshire Council
Bernadette Monaghan, Director of Community Empowerment and Equalities, Glasgow City Council
Kevin Anderson, Service Lead for Policy, Performance and Community Planning, South Ayrshire Council
Lee Haxton, Community Planning Team Leader, Perth & Kinross Council
Fiona Robertson, Head of Culture and Communities Services, Perth & Kinross Council
Anna Whelan, Service Manager, Strategy and Partnership, Orkney Islands Council
Dr Oliver Escobar, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, University of Edinburgh
Mark McAteer, Member, Community Planning Improvement Board
Evidence session on 14th March 2023
Valerie Arbuckle, National Partnership Development Manager, Police Scotland
Mark McAteer, Director of Strategic Planning Performance and Communications, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Pauline Smith, Chief Executive, Development Trusts Association Scotland
Stephen Wood, Head of Service Delivery, North of Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Caroline Warburton, Destination Development Director, VisitScotland
Karen Jackson, Director of Strategy Partnerships and Engagement, South of Scotland Enterprise
Sharon McIntyre, Head of Career Information Advice and Guidance, Skills Development Scotland
Dave McCallum, Head of Operations South East, Skills Development Scotland
Derek Shaw, Director of Innovation and Place, Scottish Enterprise
Eann Sinclair, Area Manager Caithness and Sutherland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Evidence session on 21st March 2023
Ellen Wright, Community Councillor
Lionel Most, Chair and Secretary, Dowanhill, Hyndland and Kelvinside Community Council
Louise Robb, Chair, Largo Communities Together
David Watson, Trust Manager, Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust
Evidence session on 25th April 2023
Joe FitzPatrick, Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning, Scottish Government
Andrew Connal, Team Leader, Public Service Reform and Community Planning, Scottish Government
David Milne, Team Leader, Public Service Reform and Community Planning, Scottish Government
Councillor Steven Heddle, Vice President, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
Simon Cameron, Chief Officer, Workforce and Corporate Policy Team, COSLA
Lucy Devlin, Policy Assistant, Workforce and Corporate Policy Team, COSLA