Local Government and Communities Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 3, 2020

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning, and welcome to the 14th meeting in 2020—our third remote formal meeting—of the Local Government and Communities Committee. I thank the broadcasting office staff for their work in helping to organise the meeting and for all the hard work that they have put in this morning. We have received apologies from Annabelle Ewing. I ask everyone to ensure that their mobile phones are in silent mode.

Today’s main business is an evidence session on local authorities and Covid-19, but first, item 1 is consideration of whether to take agenda items 3 and 4 in private. Item 3 is consideration of our annual report, and item 4 is consideration of the evidence that will be heard at today’s meeting. As we are meeting remotely, instead of asking whether everyone agrees, I will ask whether anyone objects. If there is silence, I will assume that you are content. Does anyone object? As no member objects, it is agreed that items 3 and 4 will be taken in private, along with consideration of the work programme, which we agreed to take in private at a previous meeting.