Conveners Group

The Conveners Group is chaired by the Presiding Officer or a Deputy Presiding Officer and is a forum where Committee Conveners meet to take a strategic view on the operation of committees and to facilitate liaison between the Committees, the Parliamentary Bureau and the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body.

The Group handles a range of matters, for example:

• promotion of practices to improve the performance of committees, in particular their scrutiny function
• making recommendations to the Bureau on Committee business to be scheduled in the Chamber
• approval of meetings of Committees outside Edinburgh
• approval of travel by Committees or Committee members outside the UK

The Conveners Group has held a number of meetings with the First Minister. The purpose of these meetings has been to question to First Minister on the Scottish Government’s legislative programme.

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