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Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee


Agenda: 18 November 2025

Tuesday, 18 November 2025

32nd Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:15am
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
  3. Instruments subject to negative procedure
  4. Document subject to parliamentary control
  5. Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill
  6. Evidence Session

Agenda published: Friday, 14 November 2025 02:56pm

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1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.


2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Food Safety Act 1990 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item



4. Document subject to parliamentary control

The Committee will consider the following—

Draft Code of Practice: The Non-Party Campaigner Campaign Expenditure (Scottish Parliament Elections) Code of Practice 2025 (SG/2025/289)


5. Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Lady Ann Paton
    Chair
    Scottish Law Commission
  • Professor Hector MacQueen
    Former Lead Commissioner
    Scottish Law Commission
  • Rachel Rayner
    Chief Executive
    Scottish Law Commission
  • and then from:

  • Lorna Richardson
    Senior Lecturer, Commercial Law
    University of Edinburgh
  • Dr David Christie
    Associate Dean for Academic Development and Student Experience
    Robert Gordon University
  • Dr Jonathan Brown
    Lecturer in Scots Private Law
    University of Strathclyde
  • Professor Stephen Bogle
    Professor of Law and Interpersonal Justice
    University of Glasgow
  • Dr Hamish Patrick
    Member of the Banking, Company and Insolvency Sub-Committee
    Law Society of Scotland

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


6. Evidence Session

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.


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