Committee
Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee 24 June 2026 [Draft]
24 Jun 2026 · S7 · Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee
Item of business
Interests
I resigned as a councillor on 4 June. Until then, I was in local government for nine years. In my nine years as a councillor, I sat on a number of arm’s-length organisations of the council. I had a meeting with the standards clerks, and was advised to put all of those on the register of interests under the voluntary category, because none of the posts was remunerated and all of them were in my role as a councillor. The standards clerks have come back to say that I can remove all of them, but I am going to leave them on for transparency.However, there is a question mark around a limited liability partnership, Edinburgh Living, which is a development company with the council that delivers market and mid-market homes. I do not know whether I need to declare that yet, as I am waiting for full guidance from the standards clerks. I will declare it for now, but it might come off my declaration in future.
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The Convener (Craig Hoy)
Con
Good morning, and welcome to the first meeting of the Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee in the seventh session of the Scottish Parliamen...
Steven Bonnar (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)
SNP
I have no relevant interests.
Gary Bouse (Falkirk West) (SNP)
SNP
I have a number of interests. I am a sitting councillor on Falkirk Council. For five years, I was resources portfolio holder, which is on finance. For the pa...
The Convener
Con
You are obviously on the right committee.
Gary Bouse
SNP
No—I am on the wrong one.
Kate Campbell (Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent) (SNP)
SNP
I resigned as a councillor on 4 June. Until then, I was in local government for nine years. In my nine years as a councillor, I sat on a number of arm’s-leng...
Mark Griffin (Central Scot and Lothians West) (Lab)
Lab
I have no relevant interests to declare.
Morven-May MacCallum (Highlands and Islands) (LD)
LD
I am a councillor with Highland Council.
Thomas Kerr (Glasgow) (Reform)
Reform
I am still a sitting councillor in Glasgow City Council. For full transparency, I also sit on the licensing board of that council.
The Convener
Con
Thank you very much.