Chamber and committees

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

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Meeting Agenda

27th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
• Start time: 10:00am
• Published: Friday, September 26, 2025 12:15pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private.

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2 Instruments subject to affirmative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions and Members of the Police Appeals Tribunal) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Police Appeals and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber (Police Appeals) (Procedure) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
Scottish Aggregates Tax (Administration) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act (Postponement of Tax Pending a Review or Appeal) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act (Record Keeping) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
Regulation of Care (Child Contact Services) (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
Regulation of Care (Child Contact Services) (Equality) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)

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DPLR/S6/25/27/1(P) (Private Paper)

P2_Instrument responses accessible posted 26/09/2025 (Ref: DPLR/S6/25/27/2, 103KB, pdf)

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3 Instruments subject to negative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/259)
Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/262)

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4 Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 Amendment and Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/260 (C.21))

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5 Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

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DPLR/S6/25/27/3(P) (Private Paper)

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6 Ecocide (Scotland) Bill

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

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DPLR/S6/25/27/4(P) (Private Paper)

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7 Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

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DPLR/S6/25/27/5(P) (Private Paper)

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8 Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

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DPLR/S6/25/27/6(P) (Private Paper)

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