Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Minutes: 13 June 2023
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
17th Meeting, 2023
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private.
2. Local government in Scotland: Overview 2023:
The Committee took evidence from—
Tim McKay, Interim Deputy Chair and Andrew Burns, Member, Accounts Commission;
Carol Calder, Audit Director, Lucy Jones, Audit Manager and Antony Clark, Executive Director of Performance Audit & Best Value, Audit Scotland.
3. Reform Scotland: Devolving Scotland:
The Committee took evidence from—
Alison Payne, Research Director, Reform Scotland.
4. Local government in Scotland: Overview 2023:
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
5. Reform Scotland: Devolving Scotland:
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
6. Subordinate legislation:
The Committee agreed its approach to scrutiny of The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Amendment of Expiry Date) (No. 2) Regulations 2023.
7. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015:
The Committee considered a draft report and agreed to consider a revised draft at its next meeting.