THE six MSPs who will sit on the body which controls the running of the Scottish Parliament have been confirmed.
Each of Holyrood’s six parties had put forward one candidate for the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) – which is responsible for running the Parliament – so a vote to confirm their places passed without dissent.
The six MSPs who will now make up the SPCB are:
- Maggie Chapman – Scottish Greens
- Jackie Dunbar – SNP
- Stephen Kerr – Scottish Tories
- Liam McArthur – Scottish LibDems
- Pauline McNeill – Scottish Labour
- Graham Simpson – Reform UK
The SPCB is chaired by the presiding officer, who for the current parliamentary term is Kenny Gibson. He was elected the SNP MSP for Cunninghame North, but will now be considered neutral.
Each of the elected members on the SPCB will take a lead interest on specific issues, with portfolio allocation expected “in due course”.
The body makes decisions on budgets, staffing, accommodation, and security.
Over the last Scottish parliamentary term, the SPCB made headlines when it brought in changes to how trans people can access toilet provision at Holyrood.
The body said that the Parliament would be moving to a system where most toilets designated as male or female are treated as single‑sex spaces defined by “biological sex”, with a smaller number of gender‑neutral facilities elsewhere on the estate.
The SPCB also approved new rules preventing MSPs and their staff from sharing overnight accommodation, including hotel rooms, on parliamentary business.
The change was presented as part of a wider effort to tackle bullying and sexual harassment and to strengthen boundaries in working relationships at Holyrood.
