Minutes: 31 January 2023

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

3rd Meeting, 2023

Start time: 09:30am

End time: 12:21pm

Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room

Published: Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Committee Member attendees:

Apologies received from:

Marie McNair (Member)

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

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

2. Local Government Fiscal Arrangements:

The Committee took evidence from—

Andrew Burns, Member and Bill Moyes, Chair, Accounts Commission;

Carol Calder, Audit Director and Blyth Deans, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland;

and then from—

Martin Booth, Executive Director of Finance, Glasgow City Council and Chair, CIPFA Scotland Branch;

Robert Emmott, Executive Director of Corporate Services, Dundee City Council;

Kirsty Flanagan, Executive Director, Argyll and Bute Council and Chair, Local Government Directors of Finance Section.

3. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered the following negative instrument— Valuation (Proposals Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

4. Local Government Fiscal Arrangements (in private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015: Community Planning Inquiry (in private):

The Committee agreed its approach to the inquiry.

6. Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Act 2022 (in private):

The Committee agreed its approach to the scrutiny of Regulations under the Act.