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Work on the audit will begin immediately with a report detailing recommendations for improvement due by the end of 2022.
Audit board membership
Presiding Officer, Alison Johnstone MSP
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Eilidh Dickson, Policy and Parliamentary Manager, Engender
Fiona Mackay, Professor of Politics, University of Edinburgh
Jeremy Balfour MSP, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Karen Adam MSP, Scottish National Party
Maggie Chapman MSP, Scottish Green Party
Dr Meryl Kenny, Senior Lecturer in Gender and Politics, University of Edinburgh
Monica Lennon MSP, Scottish Labour Party
Sarah Childs, Professor of Politics and Gender at Royal Holloway
Susan Duffy, Head of Engagement and Communications, Scottish Parliament
Tracey White, Head of Legislation and Parliamentary Business, Scottish Parliament
Academic Advisory Group to the board
Sarah Childs is currently Professor of Politics and Gender at Royal Holloway, University of London, and will move to the University of Edinburgh in May 2022.