Senior Management Team Meeting - Minutes - 29 April 2025
Attendees
- Alison Irvine, CEO - Chair
BAAT
- Bettina Sizeland (BS) – Director
FCS
- Kerry Twyman (KT) – Director
- David Swanson (DS)
- Andy Pope (AP)
- Matt Millar (MM)
Ferries
- Chris Wilcock (CW) – Interim Director
ECS
- Matt Eastwood (ME) – Environment, Climate & Sustainability
Major Projects
- Lawrence Shackman (LS) – Director
Rail
- Bill Reeve (BR) – Director
- Brian Cochrane – Rail, item 4
Roads
- Hugh Gillies (HG) – Roads
TSA
- Fiona Brown (FB) – Interim Director
- Mhari Joyce – TSA, item 4
- Nicola Blainey – TSA, item 4
CEO Office
- Mark Dunlop (MD)
- Jodie Lafferty (JL)
Apologies
- Morna Cannon (MC) Interim Director
Finance
KT provided a verbal update on Resource and Capital budget and highlighted that they are finalising provisional outturn and nearing the final position.
KT asked TS Directors to continue to work with their teams on budget forecasting.
Corporate Dashboard
AP provided an update on the correspondence figures, noting no concerns.
TS Directors were reminded PQs are required to b sent to PO by 17:00.
AI thanked everyone for their work on FOIs and asked that this was passed on through to the teams.
TS SMT noted that the travel should be booked through CTM system only.
Risk
Rail Industrial Action
BC discussed the rail industrial action and presented slides which provided information on the general impacts of industrial action on the rail networks.
It was noted that the team will continue to keep industrial relations on the local risk registers.
AI asked whether this should be on the DG Risk Register, AP will pick this up at the DG Risk register meeting.
Action: AP to check if Rail Industrial Action should be on the DG Risk Register.
Renewables Risk
NB and MJ joined TS SMT.
NB provided the background on the ask from the Cabinet Secretary. NB and TS SMT discussed the risk call and explained the mitigations they are working on to improve and strengthen the risk card.
FB will consider escalating a risk on the Transport Network impacting renewables development to the DG Net Zero Risk Register and review other infrastructure barriers on the DG Net Zero risk register for comparison.
TS SMT provided feedback to NB and MJ.
Corporate update
DS provided an update on staff absence, staff turnover and annual leave (AL) and flexi leave (FL).
AI asked that TS Directors review their Directorates FL and AL.
JD advised TS HR had been asked by People Directorate to assume responsibility for their own case work for HR cases, as all the delivery bodies now do.
AI asked KT to work with DS and JD to create an options paper and bring back to TS SMT.
It was noted that George House is now closed and all furniture moves have now been completed.
177 Bothwell St. opening may be delayed. DS plans to provide an update to staff tomorrow.
Actions
- Directors to monitor and action their Directorates AL/FL balances.
- JD to bring an options paper, with input from DS & KT, on the HR case work and bring this back to TS SMT at a later date.
Programme for Government
MM asked for Directors feedback on the PfG Communications Plan.
Action - AI asked everyone to ensure we are reflecting the three Cs and our PfG focus and the narrative around that.
AOB
There was no other business. The next meeting is 26 May 2025.