Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

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 current members of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body are:

Tricia Marwick MSP was elected as the Presiding Officer of the fourth session of the Scottish Parliament on 10 May 2011, at which date she also became chair of the SPCB. Members of the Scottish Parliament then elected the remaining corporate body members on 25 May 2011. Liz Smith replaced Mary Scanlon on 19 March 2014.

Former members

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: