Summary of business appointments applications - Fiona McLeod
Published 19 July 2017
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Fiona McLeod left her role as Acting Minister for Children and Young People in the Scottish Government in August 2015
1. Member of the Board of Trustees, the Scottish Book Trust
The Scottish Book Trust (the Trust) is a charity that promotes literacy, reading and writing in Scotland. Ms McLeod explained her role will be part-time and unpaid, advising and supporting the governance of the organisation.
When considering this application the Committee noted that as a Chartered librarian, Ms McLeod has an interest and expertise related to the work of the Trust; and as a Minister she was involved with several organisations who promote literacy. The Committee also took into account that whilst the Trust is actively involved with the Scottish Government around the delivery of certain projects (such as BookBug and The First Minister’s Reading Challenge), Ms McLeod had no direct involvement in any contractual arrangements with the Trust whilst she was in post.
The Committee also sought the views of the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government and noted she has no concerns about this appointment.
The Committee advised that, in accordance with the Government’s Business Appointment Rules, the appointment be subject to the following conditions:
- she should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of herself or the organisation to which this advice refers) any privileged information available to her from her time in ministerial office; and
- for two years from her last day in ministerial office she should not become personally involved in lobbying the Scottish Government on behalf of the Scottish Book Trust, or make use, directly or indirectly, of her contacts in Government to influence policy or secure funding on behalf of the Scottish Book Trust.
The letter containing the Committee’s final decision was sent in November 2016 and the appointment was subsequently taken up.