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Chamber and committees

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee


Agenda: 26 June 2025

Thursday, 26 June 2025

12th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Agenda items:

  1. Subordinate legislation
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Subordinate legislation
  5. Cross-Party Group - approval of change of purpose

Agenda published: Monday, 23 June 2025 03:18pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2025 from—

  • Jamie Hepburn
    Minister for Parliamentary Business
    Scottish Government
  • Ailsa Kemp
    Parliament and Legislation Unit Team Leader
    Scottish Government
  • Jordan McGrory
    Solicitor, Legal Directorate
    Scottish Government
  • Kenneth Pentland
    Elections Team
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:


2. Subordinate legislation

Jamie Hepburn MSP, Minister for Parliamentary Business to move—S6M-17706—

That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2025 [draft] be approved.


3. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2025 from—

  • Jamie Hepburn
    Minister for Parliamentary Business
    Scottish Government
  • Ailsa Kemp
    Parliament and Legislation Unit Team Leader
    Scottish Government
  • Jordan McGrory
    Solicitor, Legal Directorate
    Scottish Government
  • Kenneth Pentland
    Elections Team
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:


4. Subordinate legislation

Jamie Hepburn MSP (Minister for Parliamentary Business) to move—S6M-17707—

That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2025 [draft] be approved.


5. Cross-Party Group - approval of change of purpose

The Committee will decide whether to approve a change of purpose request for the Cross-Party Group on Deafness.

Papers for this item: