At its meeting on Thursday (28 May), the Commission agreed that Monday 15 June would be the publication date for its Final Report.

Commission chairman Sir Kenneth Calman said:

“Since our second phase of evidence-gathering came to an end, we have been working hard to develop our conclusions and recommendations. By the time of Thursday’s meeting, it was clear that we had made sufficient progress to confirm 15 June as our launch date. Invitations to the event are now going out, and we very much look forward to presenting a package of recommendations that we believe will strengthen Scottish devolution within the Union, improve the financial accountability of the Scottish Parliament, provide a better framework for intergovernmental relations and strengthen the Parliament as an institution.”

The launch event will take place in the morning of 15 June at Dynamic Earth in central Edinburgh. Invitees to the event include all MSPs, Scottish MPs, MEPs and peers, and individuals and organisations who have given oral evidence to the Commission. Copies of the Final Report will be formally presented to the Presiding Officer of the Parliament and to the Secretary of State for Scotland.