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Chamber and committees

Finance and Public Administration Committee


Agenda: 25 November 2025

Tuesday, 25 November 2025

32nd Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Agenda items:

  1. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries
  2. Work programme (in private)

Agenda published: Thursday, 20 November 2025 02:10pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Kate Forbes
    Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
    Scottish Government
  • Don McGillivray
    Director of Safer Communities
    Scottish Government
  • Marion McCormack
    Civil Courts, Justice Transformation and Inquiries
    Scottish Government
  • Emma Thomson
    Solicitor
    Scottish Government Legal Directorate

2. Work programme (in private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

3 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item