Minutes: 14 November 2023

Tuesday, 14 November 2023

23rd Meeting, 2023

Start time: 09:45am

End time: 11:34am

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Published: Tuesday, 14 November 2023

Committee Member attendees:

Minutes

1. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence from—

Rosemary Agnew, Ombudsman, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman;

Colin Bell, Chair, Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal;

Neil Stevenson, Chief Executive, Scottish Legal Complaints Commission.

2. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 1.

3. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed draft correspondence to the Scottish Government on the Reconsideration Stage of the Bill.

4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed draft correspondence to the Scottish Government.