Chair: Audit Committee

Jayne Scott

Biography

Jayne Scott has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Coal Authority and chair of its audit and risk assurance committee from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2025.

Jayne is a partner in Scott Ross Partnership. Currently she is a board member of the NHS Counter Fraud Authority and chair of its audit and risk committee, chair of the Private Healthcare Information Network, trustee of Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust, a Scottish Government non-executive director, an external member of the audit committee of the Information Commissioner’s Office and chair of the joint audit panel for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and the Metropolitan Police Service,

Previously she was a non-executive board member of the Marine Management Organisation and chair of its audit committee, a panel member for the Competition and Markets Authority, a non-executive director of Ofgem and chair of its audit committee, a non-executive director of the Professional Standards Authority, a member of the consumer challenge board for Heathrow Airport’s Price Review, a board member of Registers of Scotland and chair of its audit and risk committee, a member of the audit committee of the Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General, and chair of the SGN stakeholder advisory panel.

Chair: Audit Committee

The chair leads the audit committee in reviewing how the Coal Authority is run. This post also leads on the work undertaken in Scotland by the Coal Authority.

Previous roles in government

  • Non-executive Board Member, MMO