Chamber and committees

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Meeting Agenda

28th Meeting, 2025

Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Session: 6
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Start time: 10:00am
Published: Friday, October 3, 2025 03:15pm

1 Declaration of interests

Oliver Mundell will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private.

3 Instruments subject to affirmative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Absent Voting at Scottish Parliament and Local Government Elections (Signature Refresh) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
Budget (Scotland) Act 2025 Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
Early Release of Prisoners (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)

DPLR/S6/25/28/1(P) (Private Paper)

Instrument responses posted 03/10/2025 (Ref: DPLR/S6/25/28/2, 108KB, pdf)

4 Instruments subject to negative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/263)
Rural Support (Simplification and Improvement) (Data Publication) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/274)
Council Tax Reduction (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 5) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/275)
Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2025 (SSI 2025/277)

5 Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the Scottish Government's response to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

DPLR/S6/25/28/3(P) (Private Paper)

6 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider correspondence on the Legislative Consent Memorandum and powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence in the Bill.

DPLR/S6/25/28/4(P) (Private Paper)

7 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)