Services
John McGinty - Leader of West Lothian Council
As Leader of West Lothian Council, Councillor McGinty (Labour) Chairs the Council Executive.
Councillor McGinty is also Chair of the Council Executive; a member of the Education Executive; Vice Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee; member of the Performance Committee; Chair of the Employee Appeals Committee; Chair of the Miscellaneous Appeals Committee; Chair of the Avoidance of Disputes Committee; Chair of the Senior Officer Appointment Committee; a member of West Lothian Advisory Committee; a member of the Social Work Complaints Review Committee; West Lothian Council Planning Committee; Vice Chair of Bathgate Local Area Committee; a member of the Joint Consultative Group; Joint Consultative Group (Teaching Staff); Chair of Partnership and Resources Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel (PDSP); member of the Education PDSP; Vice Chair of the Health and Care PDSP; and a member of the Services for the Community PDSP.
His council appointments to outside bodies include: Bathgate Town Centre Management Group; Children's Panel Advisory Committee; Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA); COSLA - Resources and Capacity; COSLA - all of Scotland 2014 Group; Enterprising Bathgate Limited Board of Directors; Lothian and Borders Police Board; Scottish Enterprise East - Regional Advisory Board; St John's Hospital Stakeholder Group; West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership (CHCP); West Lothian Enterprise Ltd; Korean War Memorial; West Lothian Fairtrade Steering Group; National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection; The Regal Community Theatre Bathgate; West Lothian Chamber of Commerce Board; West Lothian Grapevine Twinning Association; West Lothian Ventures Group Limited; Workers Educational Association.