About committees
Everything you need to know about committees
Contents
- What is a committee?
- What do committees do?
- How are committees formed?
- What are the roles in a committee?
- How do committees hold the Scottish Government to account?
- What’s the difference between committees and Cross-Party Groups?
- How to get involved
What are the roles in a committee?
Convener
A convener:
- chairs committee meetings
- speaks on behalf of the committee
- agrees agendas for committee meetings
The Deputy Convener
The deputy convener takes on the convener’s responsibilities when they're not available.
Committee members
All committee members, including the convener and deputy convener:
- help decide on the committee's work programme
- ask witnesses (members of the public, organisations, or experts) questions in committee meetings
- contribute to and agree committee reports and other documents