Frances Pacitti

Frances Pacitti was appointed to the role of Director for Business and Better Regulation in September 2023.

Frances began her career as a solicitor in private practice, specialising in infrastructure  consenting and environmental law.  Previous roles within the Scottish Government have included:

• leading the energy consents unit, responsible for determination of a programme of applications energy infrastructure project
• director for aviation, maritime, freight and canals at Transport Scotland, delivering transport operations, capital projects and public body sponsorship functions
• supporting creation of the offshore wind directorate

Frances is an accredited case reviewer for the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.