The Scottish Strategic Co-ordination Group

CSMP’s executive function is undertaken by the Scottish Strategic Co-ordination Group (SSCG), which makes policy decisions and offers operational guidance. The SSCG meets quarterly and works to a varying and wide-ranging agenda. It brings together politicians from local authorities, along with senior officers from a range of organisations. The members of the Scottish Strategic Co-ordination Group are as follows:

Political Membership Council Member
North Lanarkshire Cllr Jean Jones (Chair)
Edinburgh City Cllr Jenny Dawe
Highland Cllr Isobel McCallum
Renfrewshire Cllr Allan Noon
South Ayrshire Cllr Margaret Toner
Glasgow Cllr Irfan Rabbani
East Ayrshire Cllr Douglas Reid

Officer Membership

Organisation Member
Border and Immigration Agency (Home Office) Phil Taylor (Regional Director – Scotland)
Linda Dempster (Deputy Director – Scotland)
Scottish Government Lesley Irving (Equalities Unit)
COSLA Derek Mitchell (CSMP Manager)
Lindsay McGregor (Community Resourcing Team Leader)
Scottish Refugee Council Sally Daghlian (Chief Executive)
Nick Morgan (Head of Client Services)
Glasgow City Council John Donaldson (Social Work Services)
YMCA Glasgow Jim Jarvie (Operations Manager)
The Angel Group Ray Smith (Operations Manager)
Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers Kenny Simpson (East Dunbartonshire Council)
Association of Directors of Social Work James Pinkerton (Edinburgh City Council)
Association of Directors of Education Scotland Maria Walker (Glasgow City Council)
Association of Chief of Police Jane Black (Chief Inspector Community Safety)
NHS Scotland John Crawford (Operations and Planning Officer)
Department of Work and Pensions Jim Mulholland (External Relations Manager, Job Centre Plus)
CBI Scotland Allan Hogarth (Consultant)
Scottish Trade Union Congress Dave Moxham (Assistant Secretary)
Glasgow Housing Association Mary Crearie (Director of Housing Services)