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Chamber and committees

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee


Agenda: 30 October 2025

Thursday, 30 October 2025

19th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Documents subject to parliamentary control
  3. Cross-Party Group
  4. Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill (in private)

Agenda published: Monday, 27 October 2025 01:58pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.


2. Documents subject to parliamentary control

The Committee will consider the following instrument—

Draft statutory guidance on imprints for non-party campaigners at Scottish Parliamentary elections and council elections in Scotland

Papers for this item:


3. Cross-Party Group

The Committee will consider a note by the Clerk.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill (in private)

The Committee will continue consideration of a draft Stage 1 report.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item