Chamber and committees

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

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Meeting Agenda

1st Meeting, 2022

• Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
• Session: 6
• Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
• Start time: 10:30am
• Published: Monday, January 10, 2022 04:52pm

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1 Declaration of interests:

Jenni Minto will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

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2 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee will decide whether to take item 8 in private.

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3 Inquiry into use of the made affirmative procedure during the coronavirus pandemic:

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery, Scottish Government

Rachel Rayner, SGLD Deputy Legislation Co-ordinator, Scottish Government

Elizabeth Blair, Unit Head, Covid Co-ordination, Scottish Government

Steven Macgregor, Head of Parliament and Legislation Unit, Scottish Government

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DPLR/S6/22/1/1(P) (Private Paper)

P2_Written evidence and correspondence on the inquiry posted 07/01/2022 (Ref: DPLR/S6/22/1/2, 308KB, pdf)

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4 Instruments subject to made affirmative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 5) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/475)
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 13) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/478)
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 6) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/496)
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 7) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/497)
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 8) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/498)

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DPLR/S6/22/1/3(P) (Private Paper)

P4_Instrument Responses posted 07/01/2022 (Ref: DPLR/S6/22/1/4, 123KB, pdf)

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5 Instruments subject to affirmative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SSI 2021/Draft)

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6 Instruments subject to negative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Consumer Scotland (Designated Regulators) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/465)
Food (Withdrawal of Recognition) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/477)

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7 Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (Commencement) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/464 C.33))
Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021 (SSI 2021/468)
Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2021 (SSI 2021/472 C.34))
Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 9) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/474 C.35))
Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 8) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/480 C.36))

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8 Inquiry into use of the made affirmative procedure during the coronavirus pandemic:

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.

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