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National Library of Scotland

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

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.