A Scottish Parliament sub-committee has said it does not have confidence in the chairman of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA).

The move from the cross-party group of seven MSPs on the justice sub-committee on policing came in  a report into Andrew Flanagan's management of the body.

Despite the move, STV News understands Mr Flanagan has no intention of resigning from his role.

Mr Flanagan has been criticised after his support to have SPA committee meetings in private.

He also sent a board member who disagreed with the move a letter saying someone in her position "would normally consider resigning".

The letter to Moi Ali also said she would be excluded from participating in the private committees.

Ms Ali told the justice committee she felt bullied by Mr Flanagan and questioned why he did not send a similar letter to male board members who wanted the meetings to remain public.

The group of MSPs called the letter from Mr Flanagan was "a misjudgment" on his part.

Commenting on the report, sub-committee convener Mary Fee said: "Mr Flanagan's testimony to the sub-committee was frankly inadequate and we do not have confidence in his leadership.

"Though he was apologetic, we are not confident he accepts he was wrong.

"This issue remains unresolved. We will continue working with the Scottish Police Authority and other justice stakeholders until we are confident the governance of the SPA is significantly improved."

In response to the report, Mr Flanagan said: "As I have already done with the views of other parliamentarians, I and the SPA board will consider this report very carefully over the coming days and reflect on its contents.

"As I indicated in my evidence to the committee, I have publicly acknowledged recent mistakes without caveat or qualification.

"I also believe that in my time in office I have brought much improvement and clarity to the strategy, governance, sustainability, and relationships within policing."

He added: "I remain focused on building a broad consensus around my continuing leadership of the SPA and my contribution to a stable and collaborative leadership within policing as a whole."