Minutes: 17 September 2024

Tuesday, 17 September 2024

24th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:31am

End time: 11:55am

Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room

Published: Wednesday, 18 September 2024

Committee Member attendees:

Minutes

1. Declaration of interests:

Fulton MacGregor MSP declared that he had previously served as a councillor on North Lanarkshire council from 2012 to 2016.

2. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.

3. Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC):

The Committee took evidence on SLARC’s Recommendations for Councillors’ Remuneration and Expenses from—

David Heaney, Former member, Angela Leitch CBE, Former Convenor and Martin McElroy, Former member, Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC);

Jane O’Donnell, Chief Executive, COSLA;

and then from—

Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government and Fiona Campbell, Local Government Strategy Manager, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered the following negative instrument and agreed to make no recommendations in relation to it— Valuation (Proposals Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024

5. Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC) (in private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.