All meetings of the committee

All meetings of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

31st Meeting

19 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. New Deal with Local Government
3. New Deal with Local Government
4. Work programme
5. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
6. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill (in private)

30th Meeting

12 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Annual Report of the Standards Commission 2022-23
3. Annual Report of the Ethical Standards Commissioner 2022-23
4. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
5. Annual Report of the Ethical Standards Commissioner 2022-23
6. Annual Report of the Standards Commission 2022-23
7. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
8. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill (in private)

29th Meeting

05 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Annual Report of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman 2022-23
3. Annual Report of the Scottish Housing Regulator 2022-23
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
7. Annual Report of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
8. Annual Report of the Scottish Housing Regulator
9. Housing to 2040

28th Meeting

21 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation

27th Meeting

14 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
3. Council Tax Freeze
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill (in private)
6. Council Tax Freeze

26th Meeting

07 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Declaration of interests
3. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill (in private)
6. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill

25th Meeting

31 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
3. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Work programme

24th Meeting

24 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
3. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

23rd Meeting

03 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)
5. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
6. New Deal with Local Government
7. Tracker Report 2022/23

22nd Meeting

26 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

21st Meeting

19 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

20th Meeting

12 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Amendment of Expiry Date) (No. 2) Regulations 2023
5. Subordinate Legislation
6. Building Safety
7. Climate Change Plan

19th Meeting

05 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
4. New Deal with Local Government
5. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
6. New Deal with Local Government
7. Community Councils

18th Meeting

20 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
3. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
4. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
5. Work programme

17th Meeting

13 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Local government in Scotland: Overview 2023
3. Reform Scotland: Devolving Scotland
4. Local government in Scotland: Overview 2023
5. Reform Scotland: Devolving Scotland
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015

16th Meeting

30 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Building Safety
3. Building Safety
4. Annual report

15th Meeting

23 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Community Councils
3. Community Councils
4. Annual report

14th Meeting

16 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Damp and Mould in Social and Private Rented Housing
3. Damp and Mould in Social and Private Rented Housing

13th Meeting

02 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Damp and Mould in Social and Private Rented Housing
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Damp and Mould in Social and Private Rented Housing

12th Meeting

25 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
6. Work programme

11th Meeting

18 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Building Safety
5. Building Safety

10th Meeting

28 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
6. Work programme

9th Meeting

21 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015

8th Meeting

14 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015

7th Meeting

07 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
7. Subordinate legislation

6th Meeting

28 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
8. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office
9. Review of Local Governance

5th Meeting

21 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Public petitions
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office

4th Meeting

07 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) (Amendment) Order 2023
3. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) (Amendment) Order 2023
4. Work programme

3rd Meeting

31 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Local Government Fiscal Arrangements
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Local Government Fiscal Arrangements
5. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015: Community Planning Inquiry
6. Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Act 2022

2nd Meeting

17 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Allotments
3. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
4. Allotments
5. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
6. Short-term Lets

1st Meeting

10 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Standards Commission for Scotland Annual Report 2021-22
3. Ethical Standards Commissioner Annual Report 2021-2022
4. Standards Commission for Scotland Annual Report 2021-22
5. Ethical Standards Commissioner Annual Report 2021-2022
6. Local Governance Review

All meetings of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

33rd Meeting

20 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Housing Regulator Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scottish Housing Regulator Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22
5. Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act
6. Short-Term Lets
7. National Planning Framework 4

32nd Meeting

13 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Local Governance Review
3. Local Governance Review
4. National Planning Framework 4
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

31st Meeting

06 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Annual Report 2021-22
3. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office
4. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Annual Report 2021-22
5. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office
6. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
7. Proposed Housing Bill
8. Community Empowerment Act

30th Meeting

29 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Planning Framework 4
3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
4. National Planning Framework 4
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

29th Meeting

22 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Planning Framework 4
3. Subordinate legislation
4. National Planning Framework 4
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

28th Meeting

15 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
3. Subordinate legislation
4. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
5. Local Governance Review

27th Meeting

08 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
4. National Planning Framework 4
5. Local Governance Review

26th Meeting

01 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
3. Understanding barriers to local elected office
4. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Understanding barriers to local elected office
6. Community Empowerment Act
7. Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill
8. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023/24

25th Meeting

25 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Annual progress report
6. Understanding barriers to local elected office
7. Mobile Homes
8. Public petitions

24th Meeting

04 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Proposed legislation on a rent freeze and evictions moratorium
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Proposed legislation on a rent freeze and evictions moratorium
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

23rd Meeting

27 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
7. Short-Term Lets
8. Understanding barriers to local elected office
9. Work programme
10. Allotments

22nd Meeting

06 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
4. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

21st Meeting

28 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Allotments
4. National Planning Framework 4
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

20th Meeting

21 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Accounts Commission Local Government and Financial Overview
3. Accounts Commission Local Government and Financial Overview

19th Meeting

14 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Allotments
3. Allotments
4. Work programme

18th Meeting

07 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Allotments
3. Allotments
4. Work programme

17th Meeting

31 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Allotments
3. Consideration of Evidence
4. Annual report

16th Meeting

24 May

1. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation

15th Meeting

17 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Affordable housing
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Consideration of evidence

14th Meeting

10 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation

13th Meeting

26 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Allotments inquiry

12th Meeting

19 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

11th Meeting

29 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Annual Report of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
3. Annual Report of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
4. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)
5. Work programme

10th Meeting

22 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Annual Report of the Scottish Housing Regulator
3. Annual Report of the Scottish Housing Regulator
4. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

9th Meeting

15 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill

8th Meeting

08 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
5. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

7th Meeting

01 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Social Housing Charter
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Building Safety Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Scottish Social Housing Charter

6th Meeting

22 February

1. National Planning Framework 4
2. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

5th Meeting

08 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Planning Framework 4
3. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office
4. Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
5. New standards of fire alarms in all homes in Scotland
6. Building Safety Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
7. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

4th Meeting

01 February

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. National Planning Framework 4
5. Medium Term Financial Strategy Review
6. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
7. Scottish Social Housing Charter
8. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

3rd Meeting

25 January

1. National Planning Framework 4
2. Subordinate legislation
3. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

2nd Meeting

18 January

1. National Planning Framework 4
2. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

1st Meeting

11 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
3. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
4. Subordinate legislation

All meetings of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

16th Meeting

21 December

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill
8. National Planning Framework 4

15th Meeting

14 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23

14th Meeting

07 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation

13th Meeting

30 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Retrofitting housing for net-zero
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Retrofitting housing for net-zero
5. Subordinate legislation

12th Meeting

23 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office
5. Continuity Act - draft policy statement and draft annual report
6. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office

11th Meeting

16 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. National Planning Framework 4

10th Meeting

09 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
3. Non-Domestic Rates Covid 19 Appeals Regulations
4. Non-Domestic Rates Covid 19 Appeals Regulations
5. Retrofitting housing for net-zero

9th Meeting

02 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Local Governance Review
3. Subordinate legislation
4. The Local Governance Review
5. National Planning Framework 4

8th Meeting

26 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

7th Meeting

05 October

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Work programme (in private)

6th Meeting

28 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Local Government, Housing and Planning
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Subordinate legislation
9. Subordinate legislation
10. Subordinate legislation
11. Local Government, Housing and Planning
12. Subordinate Legislation

5th Meeting

21 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Local Government, Housing and Planning
3. Electoral Arrangements Regulations
4. Local Government, Housing and Planning
5. Electoral Arrangements Regulations

4th Meeting

14 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Electoral Arrangements Regulations
3. Electoral Arrangements Regulations

3rd Meeting

07 September

1. Local Government, Housing and Planning
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Local Government, Housing and Planning

2nd Meeting

31 August

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Local Government, Housing and Planning
4. Local Government, Housing and Planning
5. Work programme

1st Meeting

22 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Choice of Deputy Convener
4. Decision on taking business in private
5. Legacy paper and Work programme