The Scottish Strategic Co-ordination Group

CSMP’s executive function is undertaken by the Cosla Strategic Migration Partnership Board (CSMP), which makes policy decisions and offers operational guidance. This group was formerly known as the Scottish Strategic Coordination Group. The CSMP Board 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 CSMP Board 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 Ruth Black
East Ayrshire	Cllr Douglas Reid

Officer Membership

Organisation	Member
UK Border Agency (Home Office)	Phil Taylor (Regional Director) and Linda Dempster (Deputy Regional Director)
Scottish Government	Lesley Irving (Equalities) and Ian Kernohan (Fresh Talent)
COSLA	Lindsday McGregor (Community Resourcing Team Leader) and Derek Mitchell (CSMP Team Leader)
Glasgow City Council	John Donaldson (Head of Immigration and Emergency Services
Assocation of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers	Kenny Simpson (East Dunbartonshire Council)
Association of Directors of Social Work	James Pinkerton (City of Edinburgh Council)
Association of Directors of Education Scotland	Maria Walker (Glasgow City Council)
Association of Chief of Police Scotland	Jane Black (Chief Inspector Community Safety)
NHS Scotland	John Crawford (Operations and Planning Officer
Department of Work and Pensions	John Reid (External Relations Manager, JobCentre Plus)
CBI Scotland	Allan Hogarth (Consultant)
STUC	Dave Moxham