Committees
The National Library of Scotland Board has three committees - Audit Committee, Governance Committee, and Staffing and Remuneration Committee.
Committees
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee meets quarterly. It looks at all aspects of finance, audit, risk and control.
Audit Committee members, as of September 2024, are:
Emily Drayson (Committee Chair)
Sir Drummond Bone
Lesley McPherson
Robert Kilpatrick
Governance Committee
The Governance Committee meets twice a year. It considers all aspects of governance.
Governance Committee members, at March 2024, are Board members:
Robert Wallen (Committee Chair)
Robert Kilpatrick
Kirsty Lingstadt
Justin McKenzie Smith
Staffing and Remuneration Committee
The Staffing and Remuneration Committee meets three times a year. It looks at all aspects of remuneration, benefits and employment conditions.
Staffing and Remuneration Committee members, at January 2022, are Board members:
Alison Kidd ( Committee Chair)
Alan Horn
Michael Muir
Committee terms of reference
Audit Committee Terms of Reference (Word document) (44 KB; 5 pages)
Governance Committee Terms of Reference (Word document) (36 KB; 4 pages)
Staffing and Remuneration Committee Terms of Reference (Word document) (36.7 KB; 4 pages)
Getting copies
If you would like copies of committee agendas (available up to one week before a committee meeting), committee minutes, or the papers discussed at a committee meeting, please contact:
Board Support and Compliance Officer
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh
EH1 1EW
Email: governance@nls.uk
Copies of committee documents are free and will be emailed to you as a PDF document. We can also provide hard copies on request, although there may be a photocopying and postage charge for this.
Charges
You do not have to pay for:
Any information downloaded from our website.
A single copy of a committee agenda, a set of committee minutes or the committee papers for any one committee meeting.
Information sent in electronic format as an email attachment.
You may have to pay for:
Printing or photocopying costs of 10p per page for requests over 50 pages (unless it is a single document).
Postage or other delivery (Royal Mail first class).
We will always tell you what the cost is before providing the information to you.