Related Links

Allowances Review Panel website

The Corporate Body is responsible for ensuring that the Parliament is provided with the property, staff and services it requires. A continuing key priority of the Corporate Body and its staff is to make sure that the Scottish Parliament can operate effectively and that MSPs are able to carry out their duties.

The Corporate Body considers and makes decisions on a wide range of issues to do with the running of the Parliament including the financing of the Parliament and allocation of the budget, the staffing of the Parliament, accommodation and the use and security of Parliamentary facilities at Holyrood.

It has formal and informal contact with other parliamentary bodies, including the Parliamentary Bureau, the Conveners’ Group and the Parliament as a whole. This is described in more detail in this summary of parliamentary bodies and their relationships (42KB pdf) .

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body members are (from left to right):

Tricia Marwick MSP, Mike Pringle MSP, Alex Fergusson MSP (Presiding Officer), Alex Johnstone MSP and Tom McCabe MSP

SPCB Members - Portfolio Arrangements  

The SPCB has agreed portfolio arrangements whereby members take a lead interest in specific issues. These are currently as follows: -

Alex Johnstone MSP – Technology and facilities management issues including building maintenance, IT and local office support

Tom McCabe MSP – Resources and governance issues covering Procurement, Allowances and Finance Offices

Tricia Marwick MSP – Access and information issues covering visitor services, events, public information, education and outreach, SPICe and the editorial content of the website and intranet as well as broadcasting and the broader aspects of media relations

Mike Pringle MSP – Corporate issues (including governance, equalities and Personnel issues) and Office Holders/Commissioners

SPCB Secretariat

The SPCB secretariat provides administrative support to the Corporate Body and is happy to discuss any SPCB issue. First points of contact are:

Judith Proudfoot Tel: 0131 348 5307
Email: judith.proudfoot@scottish.parliament.uk

Kate McGillivray Tel: 0131 348 6222
Email: kate.mcgillivray@scottish.parliament.uk