The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) 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, but it was left to the Scottish Parliament to decide how the SPCB operates. 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 at least four other MSPs.Scotland Act 1998 c. 46 s. 21(2)
Each member of the body takes on a specific portfolio. +Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) Session 7PortfolioPortraitMemberTermPartyConvenorKenneth Gibson 2026–presentIndependentFinance and resilienceMaggie Chapman 2021–presentScottish GreenSecurity and digitalJackie Dunbar 2026–presentSNPParliamentary business and supportStephen Kerr 2026–presentConservativesOfficeholders and other Chief Executive Group mattersLiam McArthur 2026–presentLiberal DemocratsPeople and engagementPauline McNeill 2026-presentLabourFacilities, events and sustainabilityGraham Simpson 2026-presentReform UK +Former Members Session Member 1 David Steel Convener John Young Robert Brown Andrew Welsh Des McNulty Resigned December 2001 Duncan McNeil Replaced McNulty 2 George Reid Convener John Scott Robert Brown Resigned June 2005 Nora Radcliffe Replaced Brown Andrew Welsh Resigned January 2006 Kenny MacAskill Replaced Welsh 3 Alex Fergusson Convener Alex Johnstone Tricia Marwick Tom McCabe Mike Pringle 4 Tricia Marwick Convener Liam McArthur Linda Fabiani Mary Scanlon Resigned 2014 Liz Smith Replaced Scanlon David Stewart Resigned January 2015 John Pentland Replaced Stewart 5 Ken Macintosh Convenor Alex JohnstoneGordon MacDonaldLiam McArthurDavid StewartAndy WightmanJackson CarlawSandra WhiteKezia DugdaleRhoda GrantRuth DavidsonDavid Stewart 6 Alison Johnstone ConvenerMaggie Chapman Jackson Carlaw Claire Baker Christine Grahame
Officeholders
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 Auditor General for Scotland The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman The Scottish Information Commissioner Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People The chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner The SPCB provides the budget for each of the above with the exception of the Auditor General for Scotland, which is considered directly by parliament.
The SPCB is responsible for nominating the following posts to parliament: Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland members of the Scottish Human Rights Commission The Standards Commission for Scotland Clerk of the Scottish Parliament
See also Member of the Scottish Parliament Scottish Parliament Building Scotland Act 1998 House of Commons Commission House of Lords Commission Senedd Commission Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
References
External links Official website