Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) is a body of the Scottish Parliament responsible for the administration of the parliament. It also has a role in provision of services to commissioners and other statutory appointments made by the parliament.

Role
The SPCB is established by section 21 of, and schedule 2 to, the Scotland Act 1998, but it was left to the Scottish Parliament to decide how the SPCB operates. The SPCB considers and makes decisions on a wide range of issues to do with the running of the parliament including the property, staff and resources that the parliament requires in order to operate. The corporate body administers the resources of the parliament as well as the budget of the parliament. It also considers the use of parliamentary facilities and is responsible for the staffing and security of the parliament.

Members
The SPCB is convened by the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament and at least four other MSPs.

Each member of the body takes on a specific portfolio.

Officeholders
The Scottish Parliament is responsible for the appointment of several statutory positions for commissioners and senior public appointments. The parliament nominates individuals to the monarch, who formally appoints them to a post.

This includes the following posts: The SPCB provides the budget for each of the above with the exception of the Auditor General for Scotland, which is considered directly by parliament.
 * The Auditor General for Scotland
 * The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
 * The Scottish Information Commissioner
 * Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People
 * The chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission
 * The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner

The SPCB is responsible for nominating the following posts to parliament:
 * Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
 * members of the Scottish Human Rights Commission
 * The Standards Commission for Scotland
 * Clerk of the Scottish Parliament