The Presiding Officer

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The Presiding Officer is the impartial convener and highest authority of the Scottish Parliament, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and representing the institution.

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The Presiding Officer canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
public office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs PO of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
The Presiding Officer ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Scotland ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
electionBy Members of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
hasDuty ensures fair conduct of debates ⓘ
protects rights of all parties and members ⓘ
represents Parliament to other legislatures ⓘ
represents Parliament to the UK Government ⓘ
represents Parliament to the monarch ⓘ
upholds dignity of the chamber ⓘ
hasQuality neutrality in debates ⓘ
political impartiality ⓘ
hasRole acts as figurehead of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
calls members to speak ⓘ
chairs plenary meetings ⓘ
ensures standing orders are followed ⓘ
highest authority of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
impartial convener of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
interprets standing orders ⓘ
maintains order in the chamber ⓘ
oversees parliamentary proceedings ⓘ
represents the Parliament in external relations ⓘ
represents the Scottish Parliament institutionally ⓘ
inception 1999 ⓘ
isNonVotingChair true ⓘ
isPartOf Scottish Parliament ⓘ
jurisdiction devolved legislature of Scotland ⓘ
legalBasis Scotland Act 1998 ⓘ
legislativeBody Scottish Parliament ⓘ
mayHaveCastingVote true ⓘ
nativeLabel Presiding Officer ⓘ
officeCreatedBy Scotland Act 1998 ⓘ
officeHoldersMayHaveTitle The Right Honourable ⓘ
rank highest authority within the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
reportsTo Scottish Parliament ⓘ
residence Edinburgh ⓘ
seat Scottish Parliament Building ⓘ
selectionMethod elected by Members of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
termLength duration of a parliamentary session ⓘ
workLocation Holyrood ⓘ

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Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament → alsoKnownAs → The Presiding Officer ⓘ
subject linked to: The Presiding Officer