Finance and Public Administration Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- Scotland’s public finances
- public service reform
- the National Performance Framework
- public administration in government.
The Committee is currently seeking views as part of its pre-Budget scrutiny for 2026-27, which is focusing on the Scottish Government’s response to addressing long-term fiscal pressures.
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Dates for future meetings
The Finance and Public Administration Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Facal-luirg
Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill
Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries
Inquiry into the Scottish Government's Public Service Reform programme
Inquiry into the Scottish budget process in practice
Intergovernmental Relations: Finance and Written Agreements
Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: Responding to Long-Term Fiscal Pressures
Scrutiny of Financial Memorandums
Facal-luirg
Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill
Budget (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill
Budget (Scotland) (No. 3) Bill
Budget (Scotland) (No. 4) Bill
Budget (Scotland) Bill
Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill: Post-legislative scrutiny of the 2013 Financial Memorandum
Framework for the Resource Spending Review
Inquiry into Public Administration - Effective Scottish Government decision-making
Medium Term Financial Strategy Review
National Performance Framework: Ambitions into Action
National Performance Framework: Inquiry into proposed National Outcomes
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23: Scotland's public finances in 2022-23 and the impact of COVID-19
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24: Scotland's public finances in 2023-24: the impact of the cost of living and public service reform
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25: The Sustainability of Scotland's Finances
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: Managing Scotland's Public Finances: A Strategic Approach
Replacing EU Structural Funds in Scotland
Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach
Scottish Fiscal Framework: Independent Report and Review
The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Green Freeports Relief) (Scotland) Order 2023 (SSI 2023/Draft)
Correspondence
Correspondence
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee meeting of 26 June 2025
15 July 2025
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to the Convener of 15 July 2025
Finance and Public Administration Committee
2023-24 outturn for Scottish Income Tax
10 July 2025
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to the Convener of 10 July 2025
Finance and Public Administration Committee
9 July 2025
Letter from the Minister for Public Finance to the Convener of 9 July 2025
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Public Administration in the Scottish Government
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Scottish Public Inquiries (Cost-effectiveness)
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Scottish Fiscal Commission (Economic and Fiscal Forecasts), Scottish Public Inquiries (Cost Effectiveness)
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Scottish Public Inquiries (Cost-effectiveness)
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Care Reform (Scotland) Bill: Financial Summary, Scottish Public Inquiries (Cost-effectiveness)
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Scottish Budget Process in Practice, Scottish Public Inquiries (Cost-effectiveness)
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Scottish Budget Process in Practice
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Scottish Budget Process in Practice, Scottish Fiscal Commission (Fiscal Sustainability Report), Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Scottish Budget Process in Practice
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Scottish Budget Process in Practice, Scottish Fiscal Commission
Reports
Committee reports
Report on the Scottish Budget process in practice
A report on the Finance and Public Administration Committee's inquiry into the Scottish budget process in practice.
Annual Report of the Finance and Public Administration Committee 2024-25
The annual report of the Finance and Public Administration Committee for the 2024-25 parliamentary year.
A report on the Finance and Public Administration Committee's consideration of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Group Relief and Sub-sale Development Relief Modifications) (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft]
Facal-luirg
Kenneth Gibson
Convener
Scottish National Party
Michael Marra
Deputy Convener
Scottish Labour
Ross Greer
Member
Scottish Green Party
Craig Hoy
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
John Mason
Member
Independent
Liz Smith
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Michelle Thomson
Member
Scottish National Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members