Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Minutes: 09 March 2023
Thursday, 09 March 2023
4th Meeting, 2023
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private and future consideration of the recommendations in the report of the Parliament’s Gender Sensitive Audit in private.
2. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland:
The Committee took evidence on the Commissioner’s annual report from—
Ian Bruce, Ethical Standards Commissioner and Angela Glen, Senior Investigating Officer, Ethical Standards Commissioner .
3. Correspondence:
The Committee considered correspondence it had received from Stuart McMillan MSP in relation to the Proxy Voting Scheme and agreed to write to the Member.
4. ‘A Parliament for All’: Report of the Parliament’s Gender Sensitive Audit:
The Committee considered the recommendations in the report relevant to the Committee’s remit and agreed to consider the recommendations in the report further.
5. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland:
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
6. Code of Conduct Rule Changes(In Private):
The Committee agreed to postpone consideration of changes to the Code of Conduct Rules and the Guidance on the code of Conduct to a future meeting.