1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.

2. Instruments subject to negative procedure:

The Committee agreed to bring to the attention of the Parliament the following—

Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/197)
Valuation (Proposals Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/207)

The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following— 

Teachers’ Superannuation and Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/190)
Cereal Seed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/193)

Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules 1999 and Taxation of Judicial Expenses Rules 2019 Amendment (Telecommunications Infrastructure) 2023 (SSI 2023/223)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2023 (SI 2023/850)

3. Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee considered a draft report. Various changes were agreed to, and the Committee agreed to consider a revised draft at its next meeting.