Annex A: Official Reports of relevant meetings of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
4th June 2024: Scottish Government officials
Catriona MacKean, Deputy Director of Better Homes
Craig McGuffie, Solicitor
Charlotte McHaffie, Private Rented Housing Team Leader
Yvette Sheppard, Head of Housing Legislation and Reform Unit
Christopher Donaldson, Head of Rent Service Scotland
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 18th Meeting, 2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
11th June 2024: Academics and researchers
Joshua Davies, Programme Manager, Nationwide Foundation
Anna Evans, Director, The Indigo Housing Group
Deborah Hay, Senior Policy Adviser, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Professor Kenneth Gibb, Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, University of Glasgow
Professor Alex Marsh, Professor of Public Policy, University of Bristol
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 19th Meeting, 2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
11th June 2024: Organisations representing tenants
Lyndsay Clelland, Policy Officer, Age Scotland
Dan Wilson Craw, Deputy Chief Executive, Generation Rent
Aoife Deery, Senior Social Justice Policy Officer, Citizens Advice Scotland
Ellie Gomersall, President, National Union of Students Scotland
Eilidh Keay, Tenant of a rented property
Emma Saunders, National Organiser, Living Rent
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 19th Meeting, 2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
18th June 2024: Organisations representing landlords, investors and agents
Robin Blacklock, Managing Director, Dowbrae Limited
John Blackwood, Chief Executive, Scottish Association of Landlords
Dr John Boyle, Director of Research and Strategy, Retties
Cedric Bucher, Chief Executive, Hearthstone Investments
Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns, Propertymark
Anna Gardiner, Policy Adviser (Rural Property), Scottish Land and Estates
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 20th Meeting, 2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
18th June 2024: Local authorities
Kelly Ferns, Research and Development Officer, Argyll and Bute Council
Ally Macleod, Head of Housing and Building Standards, Aberdeenshire Council
Lisa Mallon, Housing Manager, City of Edinburgh Council
Derek McGowan, Service Director for Housing and Homelessness, City of Edinburgh Council
Jennifer Sheddan, Head of Housing, Glasgow City Council
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 20th Meeting, 2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
25th June 2024: Representatives of equalities groups, and of social landlords
James Calder, National Policy and Engagement Officer, MECOPP
Lucy Hughes, Policy and Parliamentary Manager, Engender
Kate Thompson, Policy Officer, Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
Gerry Tierney, Housing Advice Team Leader, Ayr Housing Aid Centre
Jon Turner, Chief Executive, Link Group
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 21st Meeting, 2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
25th June 2024: Pet charities
Becky Thwaites, Head of Public Affairs, Blue Cross
Gilly Mendes-Ferreira, Director of Innovation and Strategic Relations, Scottish SPCA
James Hickman, Head of Outreach Projects, Dogs Trust
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 21st Meeting, 2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
3rd September 2024: Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla), Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO), and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
Tony Cain, Policy Manager, Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
Mike Callaghan, Policy Manager, COSLA
Callum Chomczuk, National Director, Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 22nd Meeting, 2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
10th September 2024: Scottish Government's Minister for Housing and officials.