Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting Agenda
16th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Monday, May 15, 2023 12:27pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 6 and 7 in private.
2 Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
The Committee will consider the following—
Social Security (Residence Requirements) (Sudan) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/Draft)
DPLR/S6/23/16/1(P) (Private Paper)
3 Instruments subject to negative procedure
The Committee will consider the following—
Council Tax (Discounts) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2023 (SSI 2023/141)
4 Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
The Committee will consider the following—
Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2023 (SSI 2023/139 (C.13))
5 Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Ross Anderson, Partner, Jones Whyte
Sandy Lamb, Partner, Lindsays
John McArthur, Partner, Gillespie Macandrew LLP
Caroline Pringle, Director, Anderson Strathern
Joseph Slane, Associate, Turcan Connell
Alan Barr, Convener of Trusts and Succession Law Sub-Committee, Law Society of Scotland
Laura Dunlop, KC, Convener of the Faculty’s Law Reform Committee, Faculty of Advocates
Sarah-Jane Macdonald, Committee Member, STEP Scotland
Ken Swinton, Council member, Scottish Law Agents Society
DPLR/S6/23/16/2(P) (Private Paper)
6 Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
The Committee will consider the powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (UK Parliament legislation).
DPLR/S6/23/16/3(P) (Private Paper)
7 Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.