Minutes: 06 December 2022

Tuesday, 06 December 2022

31st Meeting, 2022

Start time: 09:30am

End time: 11:42am

Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room

Published: Tuesday, 06 December 2022

Committee Member attendees:

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private.

2. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Annual Report 2021-22:

The Committee took evidence from—

Rosemary Agnew, Ombudsman, Niki Maclean, Director and Andrew Sheridan, Head of Improvement, Standards and Engagement, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman.

3. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office:

The Committee took evidence from—

Arfan Iqbal, Principal Researcher, Constitution, International and Migration Analysis and Maria McCann, Head of Elections Team, Scottish Government.

4. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Annual Report 2021-22 (in private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office (in private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

6. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private):

The Committee agreed a letter to the lead committee on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-23.

7. Proposed Housing Bill (in private):

The Committee considered its approach to pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed Housing Bill.

8. Community Empowerment Act (in private):

The Committee agreed its approach to the inquiry.