Chamber and committees

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Meeting Agenda

2nd Meeting, 2025

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Session: 6
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Start time: 09:30am
Published: Friday, January 10, 2025 12:50pm

1 Decision on taking business in private

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

2 Instruments subject to affirmative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)

DPLR/S6/25/2/1(P) (Private Paper)

Instrument responses posted 10/01/2025 (Ref: DPLR/S6/25/2/2, 112KB, pdf)

3 Instruments subject to negative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Bread and Flour Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/387)

4 Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers

The Committee will take evidence from—

Witnesses

Rosemary Agnew, Ombudsman, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

Lloyd Austin, Convener of the Governance Group, Scottish Environment LINK

Jonnie Hall, Deputy CEO & Director of Policy, National Farmers Union Scotland

Adam Stachura, Associate Director for Policy, Communications and External Affairs, Age Scotland

Michael Clancy, Director of Law Reform, Law Society of Scotland

Vicky Crichton, Director of Public Policy, Scottish Legal Complaints Commission

Kay Springham KC, Faculty of Advocates

DPLR/S6/25/2/3(P) (Private Paper)

5 Data (Use and Access) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider the powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence conferred on Scottish Ministers and UK Ministers in the Bill.

DPLR/S6/25/2/4(P) (Private Paper)

6 Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.