Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
15th Meeting, 2024
The Committee agreed to take item 6 in private.
The Committee considered an application for recognition from the proposed Cross-Party Group on Brain Tumours, and took evidence from—
Beatrice Wishart, Convener of the proposed CPG on Brain Tumours, Scottish Parliament.
The Committee agreed to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Group on Brain Tumours.
The Committee approved a proposed name change from the Cross-Party Group on Drug and Alcohol Misuse to the Cross-Party Group on Substance Use.
The Committee considered and agreed its draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2023 to 12 May 2024.
The Committee considered a complaint in relation to the Cross-Party Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation. The Committee found that breaches of Section 6 of the Code of Conduct had occurred in respect of the failure to submit an Annual Return and to provide advance notification of a meeting to the timescales set out in the Code. The Committee agreed to write to the Conveners of the Cross-Party Group on Commercial Sexual Reference Exploitation to remind them of their responsibility to ensure that the Group operates in compliance with the Code. The Committee also agreed to write to the complainant.
The Committee considered written evidence and agreed to incorporate further consideration of this issue into its forthcoming work on committee effectiveness.
The Committee gave further consideration of recommendations in the Gender Sensitive Audit report and agreed to write to the Presiding Officer.
The Committee considered Standing Order procedures on consent in relation to UK Parliament Bills.