A continuing key priority of the Corporate Body and its staff is to make sure that the Scottish Parliament can operate effectively and that MSPs are able to carry out their duties.
The Corporate Body considers and makes decisions on a wide range of issues to do with the running of the Parliament including the financing of the Parliament and allocation of the budget, the staffing of the Parliament, accommodation and the use and security of Parliamentary facilities at Holyrood.
It has formal and informal contact with other parliamentary bodies, including the Parliamentary Bureau, the Conveners Group and the Parliament as a whole. This is described in more detail in this summary of parliamentary bodies and their relationships: