Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body


The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is a body of the Scottish Parliament responsible for the administration of the parliament. It also has a role in provision of services to commissioners and other statutory appointments made by the parliament.

Role

The SPCB is established by section 21 of, and schedule 2 to, the Scotland Act 1998. The SPCB considers and makes decisions on a wide range of issues to do with the running of the parliament including the property, staff and resources that the parliament requires in order to operate. The corporate body administers the resources of the parliament as well as the budget of the parliament. It also considers the use of parliamentary facilities and is responsible for the staffing and security of the parliament.

Members

The SPCB is convened by the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament and otherwise made up of at least four MSPs.
Each member of the body currently takes on a specific portfolio.
; Convener
; Governance
; Resources
; Facilities
; Engagement and Information
; Business and Security

Former members

SessionMember
1David SteelConvener
1John Young
1Robert Brown
1Andrew Welsh
1Des McNultyResigned December 2001
1Duncan McNeilReplaced McNulty
2George ReidConvener
2John Scott
2Robert BrownResigned June 2005
2Nora RadcliffeReplaced Brown
2Andrew WelshResigned January 2006
2Kenny MacAskillReplaced Welsh
3Alex FergussonConvener
3Alex Johnstone
3Tricia Marwick
3Tom McCabe
3Mike Pringle
4Tricia MarwickConvener
4Liam McArthur
4Linda Fabiani
4Mary ScanlonResigned 2014
4Liz SmithReplaced Scanlon
4David StewartResigned January 2015
4John PentlandReplaced Stewart
5Alex JohnstoneResigned November 2016
Kezia Dugdale-
Jackson Carlaw-

Office holders

The Scottish Parliament is responsible for the appointment of several statutory positions for commissioners and senior public appointments. The parliament nominates individuals to the monarch, who formally appoints them to a post.
This includes the following posts:
The SPCB provides the budget for each of the above with the exception of the Auditor General.
The SPCB is responsible for nominating the following posts to parliament: