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Board committees

The National Library of Scotland Board has three committees:

  • Audit Committee
  • Governance Committee
  • Staffing and Remuneration Committee

See our Board members page for more information about the members.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee meets quarterly, on the second Monday in February, May, August and November. It looks at all aspects of finance, audit, risk and control.

Audit Committee members, at September 2024, are:

  • Sir Drummond Bone
  • Lesley McPherson
  • Emily Drayson
  • Robert Kilpatrick

Governance Committee

The Governance Committee meets twice a year, on the first Tuesday in February and August. 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, in mid-March, mid-July and mid-November. It looks at all aspects of remuneration, benefits and employment conditions.

Staffing and Remuneration Committee members, at January 2022, are Board members:

  • Alison Kidd (Chair)
  • Alan Horn
  • Michael Muir

Committee terms of reference

Committee agendas, minutes and papers

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 (unless your request is for fewer than 50 pages or if 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.

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