All meetings of the committee

All meetings of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

21st Meeting

14 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Group
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
4. Work programme

20th Meeting

07 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Standing Order Rule Changes: Proxy Voting
3. Work programme

19th Meeting

23 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Minister for Parliamentary Business
3. Evidence Session

18th Meeting

09 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Electoral Commission
3. Evidence Session
4. Standing Order Rule Changes: Proxy Voting Pilot evaluation

17th Meeting

26 October

1. ‘A Parliament for All’: Report of the Parliament’s Gender Sensitive Audit
2. ‘A Parliament for All’: Report of the Parliament’s Gender Sensitive Audit (in private)
3. Correspondence: Parliamentary Privilege (in private)

16th Meeting

05 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Group - Ukraine
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
4. Cross-Party Group Compliance
5. Post-legislative Scrutiny for Lobbying

15th Meeting

21 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Group
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
4. Work programme
5. Public petitions: PE01949 (in private)
6. Code of Conduct Rule Changes (in private)

14th Meeting

07 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. Standing Order Rule Changes: Proxy Voting Pilot evaluation

13th Meeting

29 June

1. Procedures on consent in relation to UK Parliament Bills (in private)
2. Code of Conduct Rule Changes (in private)
3. Standing Order Rule Changes (in private)

12th Meeting

15 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Correspondence
3. Correspondence
4. Procedures on consent in relation to UK Parliament Bills (Private)

11th Meeting

01 June

1. ‘A Parliament for All’: Report of the Parliament’s Gender Sensitive Audit (in private)
2. Parliamentary Privilege (in private)
3. Public petitions: PE1949 (in private)

10th Meeting

18 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Annual report
3. Code of Conduct Rule Changes (in private)

9th Meeting

11 May

1. Complaint (in private)
2. Complaint
3. Complaint (in private)

8th Meeting

04 May

1. Complaint (in private)

7th Meeting

27 April

1. Complaint (in private)

6th Meeting

20 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Standing Order Rule Changes
5. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland: Complaint

5th Meeting

23 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Information Commissioner Evidence Session
3. Evidence Session
4. Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016

4th Meeting

09 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
3. Correspondence
4. ‘A Parliament for All’: Report of the Parliament’s Gender Sensitive Audit
5. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
6. Code of Conduct Rule Changes (in private)

3rd Meeting

23 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Procedures on consent in relation to UK Parliament Bills
3. Parliamentary Privilege
4. Correspondence
5. Work programme

2nd Meeting

02 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Correspondence
3. Correspondence
4. Guidance on Committees
5. Parliamentary Privilege

1st Meeting

19 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Group
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
4. Correspondence
5. Cross Party Group Annual Report
6. Cross Party Groups
7. Correspondence

All meetings of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

25th Meeting

22 December

1. Complaint (in private)
2. Complaint
3. Complaint (in private)

24th Meeting

15 December

1. Complaint (in private)

23rd Meeting

08 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Group - Withdrawal of recognition
3. Complaint

22nd Meeting

24 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Group
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
4. Future parliamentary procedures and practices
5. Correspondence (in private)

21st Meeting

10 November

1. Code of Conduct Rule Changes (in private)
2. Correspondence (in private)
3. Correspondence (in private)

20th Meeting

27 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Correspondence

19th Meeting

06 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Group
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
4. Proxy Voting Scheme
5. Correspondence

18th Meeting

29 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Correspondence
3. Correspondence

17th Meeting

08 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Groups
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
4. Correspondence
5. Correspondence
6. Correspondence

16th Meeting

30 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Future parliamentary procedures and practices: Draft report (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)
4. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland (in private)

15th Meeting

23 June

1. Future parliamentary procedures and practices (in private)

14th Meeting

09 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Declaration of interests
3. Cross-Party Group
4. Cross-Party Group - approval
5. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland (in private)
6. Code of Conduct Rule Changes (in private)
7. Future parliamentary procedures and practices

13th Meeting

26 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Group
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
4. Future parliamentary procedures and practices
5. Future parliamentary procedures and practices
6. Annual report
7. Work programme

12th Meeting

12 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Group
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
4. Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill
5. Future parliamentary procedures and practices

11th Meeting

28 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Future Parliamentary Procedures and Practices Evidence session
3. Future Parliamentary Procedures and Practices Evidence session
4. Lobbying Act Impact Assessment

10th Meeting

21 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Future Parliamentary Procedures and Practices Evidence session
3. Evidence Session (in private)

9th Meeting

31 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Committee Substitutes
3. Future parliamentary procedures and practices
4. Code of Conduct Rule Changes
5. Correspondence

8th Meeting

17 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Group
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
4. Correspondence
5. Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill (in private)

7th Meeting

03 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill
3. Cross-Party Group
4. Cross-Party Group - approval
5. Correspondence
6. Citizens' Assembly
7. Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill (in private)

6th Meeting

24 February

1. Work programme (in private)
2. Code of Conduct Rule Changes (in private)

5th Meeting

10 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
4. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
5. Future parliamentary procedures and practices (in private)

4th Meeting

03 February

1. Cross-Party Groups
2. Cross-Party Group - approval

3rd Meeting

27 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Groups
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
4. Future parliamentary procedures and practices
5. Standing Order Rule Changes (in private)

2nd Meeting

20 January

1. Complaint (in private)
2. Complaint
3. Complaint (in private)

1st Meeting

13 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Groups
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Future parliamentary procedures and practices

All meetings of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

12th Meeting

16 December

1. Complaint (in private)
2. Complaint
3. Complaint (in private)
4. Elections Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)

11th Meeting

09 December

1. Complaint (in private)
2. Elections Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)

10th Meeting

02 December

1. Cross-Party Groups
2. Cross-Party Group - approval
3. Complaint (in private)

9th Meeting

25 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Elections Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
4. Standing Order Rule changes
5. Work programme
6. Elections Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)

8th Meeting

18 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Elections Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
4. Elections Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

7th Meeting

11 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cross-Party Groups
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
4. Cross-Party Group
5. Work programme

6th Meeting

04 November

1. Complaint (in private)

5th Meeting

28 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Guidance on Bills
7. Cross-Party Groups
8. Cross-Party Group - approval
9. Cross-Party Groups

4th Meeting

07 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Cross-Party Groups
6. Cross-Party Group - approval
7. Guidance on the Code of Conduct
8. Work programme
9. Cross-Party Group
10. Elections Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

3rd Meeting

23 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Parliament Election 2021
3. Scottish Parliament Election 2021

2nd Meeting

09 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
3. Cross-Party Group
4. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland

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. Cross-Party Group
6. Legacy paper
7. Work programme