Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
5th Meeting, 2021
The Committee will decide whether consideration of a complaint report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland should be taken in private at future meetings.
The Committee will take evidence on the Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021, the Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2021, the Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates’ Local Government Election Expenses) (Scotland) Order 2021 (Negative) and the Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (Negative) from—
Papers for this item:
SSIs Cover note (341KB, pdf) posted 26 October 2021
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
George Adam (Minister for Parliamentary Business) to move—S6M-01320—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 be approved.
George Adam (Minister for Parliamentary Business) to move—S5M-01321—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2021 be approved.
The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates’ Local Government Election Expenses) (Scotland) Order 2021
Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021
The Committee will consider an update to the Guidance on Bills.
Papers for this item:
Guidance on Bills (1MB, pdf) posted 25 October 2021
The Committee will consider applications for recognition from five Cross-Party Groups, and take evidence from—
and then from -
Papers for this item:
CPG Applications (173KB, pdf) posted 25 October 2021
The Committee will decide whether to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Groups on Ireland, Long Covid, Outdoor Education, Women, Families and Justice and Culture and Communities.
The Committee will consider a change of purpose for the proposed CPG on Colleges and Universities and the proposed CPG on Nuclear Disarmament and a change of name and purpose for the proposed CPG on Improving Scotland's Health and decide whether these Groups should be accorded recognition.
Papers for this item:
CPGs Re-registration (143KB, pdf) posted 18 October 2021