All meetings of the committee

This is all meetings of Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee held in 2025. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

33rd Meeting

16 December

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Draft Climate Change Plan
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• Craig Hatton
  Climate Change Lead
  Solace
• Cllr Gail Macgregor
  Environment and Economy Spokesperson
  COSLA
• Robert Nicol
  Chief Officer - Environment and Economy
  COSLA
• George Tarvit
  Director
  Sustainable Scotland Network
• Clare Wharmby
  Co-Director
  Scottish Climate Intelligence Service
and then from:
• Nicola Barclay
  Chair
  Built Environment - Smarter Transformation (BE-ST)
• Gillian Campbell
  Director
  Existing Homes Alliance Scotland
• Ian Hughes
  Engagement Director Scotland
  Construction Industry Training Board
• Professor Sean Smith
  Honorary Fellow
  Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists
• Elaine Waterson
  Policy Manager (Scotland)
  Energy Saving Trust
3. Draft Climate Change Plan
4. Work programme

32nd Meeting

09 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator
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• Garry Coutts
  Chair
  Scottish Housing Regulator
• Michael Cameron
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Housing Regulator
3. Scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator

31st Meeting

02 December

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Scrutiny of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
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• Paul McFadden
  Ombudsman
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Andrew Crawford
  Head of Improvement, Standards and Engagement
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Judy Saddler
  Head of Investigations - Public Service Complaints
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scrutiny of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
5. Cladding remediation programme
6. Tracker Report 2024-25 (in private)

30th Meeting

25 November

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. 2024-25 Annual Reports of the Ethical Standards Commissioner and the Standards Commission for Scotland
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• Ian Bruce
  Ethical Standards Commissioner
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
and then from:
• Lorna Johnston
  Executive Director
  Standards Commission for Scotland
• Suzanne Vestri
  Convener
  Standards Commission for Scotland
3. 2024-25 Annual Reports of the Ethical Standards Commissioner and the Standards Commission for Scotland
4. Pension Schemes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

29th Meeting

18 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Draft Climate Change Plan
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• Dr Richard Atkins
  Chartered Architect
  The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
• Dr Jocelyne Fleming
  Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer
  Chartered Institute of Building
• Io Hadjicosta
  Representative
  Stop Climate Chaos Coalition
• Cornelia Helmcke
  Representative
  Scottish Research Alliance for Energy, Homes and Livelihoods (SRAEHL)
• Alistair Hill
  Head of Energy Transition
  Consumer Scotland
• Neil Osborne
  Service Lead, Climate and Energy
  Highland Council
• David Raine
  Policy Manager
  Homes for Scotland
• Derek Rankine
  Head of Policy and Strategy
  Built Environment Forum Scotland
• Professor Janette Webb
  Professorial Fellow, Social and Political Science
  University of Edinburgh
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Draft Climate Change Plan
5. Tracker Report 2024-25 (in private)

28th Meeting

11 November

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Housing
  Scottish Government
• Ross Loveridge
  Head of Heat in Buildings Assessment Unit
  Scottish Government
• Norman Macleod
  Senior Principal Legal Officer
  Scottish Government
• Patrick Mason
  Head of Heat in Buildings Assessment – Policy & Technical Team
  Scottish Government
• Jess Niven
  Interim Deputy Director, Heat in Buildings Policy and Regulation
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
5. Work programme
6. Draft Climate Change Plan
7. Independent Review of the Process for Determining Electoral Boundaries in Scotland

27th Meeting

28 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
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• Councillor Katie Hagmann
  Resources Spokesperson
  COSLA
• Councillor Steven Heddle
  Vice President
  COSLA
• Jonathan Belford
  Chief Finance Officer, Aberdeen City Council and Chair, Directors of Finance Section
  Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
• Alan Russell
  Chief Executive of Renfrewshire Council
  Solace
and then from:
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Connal
  Local Government Pay and Workforce Lead
  Scottish Government
• Ellen Leaver
  Acting Director for Local Government
  Scottish Government
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
4. Subordinate legislation

26th Meeting

07 October

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Cabinet Secretary for Housing: portfolio priorities and progress on the Scottish Government’s cladding remediation programme
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• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Housing
  Scottish Government
• Matthew Elsby
  Deputy Director, Better Homes
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Lea-Ross
  Director, Cladding Remediation
  Scottish Government
• Jess Niven
  Interim Deputy Director, Heat in Buildings Policy and Regulation
  Scottish Government
3. Cabinet Secretary for Housing: portfolio priorities and progress on the Scottish Government’s cladding remediation programme
4. Work programme
5. Pension Schemes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Scottish Housing Regulator

25th Meeting

30 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Reform of Energy Performance Certificates
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• Gillian Campbell
  Director
  Existing Homes Alliance Scotland
• Professor David Jenkins
  Professor of Energy and Buildings
  Heriot-Watt University
• Andy Parkin
  Technical Development Director
  Elmhurst Energy
• Alan Stark
  Chair, Sustainability and Building Design Committee
  Scottish Property Federation
and then from:
• John Blackwood
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Association of Landlords
• Bryan Leask
  Secretary
  Rural and Islands Housing Association Forum
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Reform of Energy Performance Certificates

24th Meeting

23 September

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
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• Maureen Dickson
  Regional Organiser
  UNISON Scotland
• John Mooney
  Regional Organiser
  UNISON Scotland
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
4. Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan
5. Building Safety and Maintenance

23rd Meeting

16 September

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Adam Henry
  Senior Planner
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
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• Andrew Burns
  Deputy Chair
  Accounts Commission
• Blyth Deans
  Audit Director, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Martin McLauchlan
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Derek Yule
  Commission Member
  Accounts Commission
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
6. Building Safety and Maintenance

22nd Meeting

09 September

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan
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• Mairi Gougeon
  Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
  Scottish Government
• James Hamilton
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Emma Henderson
  Organics and Community Food Growing Policy Officer
  Scottish Government
• Laura Hunter
  Procurement Policy
  Scottish Government
• Tracy McCollin
  Head of Good Food Nation Team
  Scottish Government
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
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• Nikki Bridle
  Chief Executive
  Clackmannanshire Council
• Malcolm Burr
  Chief Executive
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
• Thomas Glen
  Chief Executive
  Perth & Kinross Council
• Ken Gourlay
  Chief Executive
  Fife Council
• Dr Dawn Roberts
  Chief Executive
  Dumfries and Galloway Council
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan
6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
7. Reform of Energy Performance Certificates

21st Meeting

02 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan
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• Hugh Carr
  Director of Strategic Procurement & Commissioning
  Scotland Excel
• Nicola Joiner
  National Chair
  ASSIST FM
• Andrew Kennedy
  Head of Facilities and Property Management
  East Ayrshire Council
• Phil Mackie
  Consultant in Public Health/Prevention Lead, Aberdeen City Health & Social Care Partnership
  Aberdeen City Council
• Laura Muir
  Strategic Procurement Manager
  Scotland Excel
and then from:
• Jane Beasley
  Director of Circular Economy Delivery
  Zero Waste Scotland
• Anna Chworow
  Deputy Director
  Nourish Scotland
• Professor Emilie Combet
  Commissioner
  Scottish Food Commission
3. Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan
4. National Planning Framework 4
5. Electoral Boundaries: Independent Review of the Process for Determining Electoral Boundaries in Scotland

20th Meeting

24 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. National Planning Framework 4 Annual Review
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Cara Davidson
  Head of Environment and Net Zero
  Scottish Government
• Andy Kinnaird
  Head of Transforming Planning
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Simpson
  Chief Planner, Director of Planning, Architecture and Regeneration
  Scottish Government
• Carrie Thomson
  Head of Development Planning & Housing
  Scottish Government
4. National Planning Framework 4 Annual Review
5. Work programme

19th Meeting

17 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Planning Framework 4 Annual Review
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• Pamela Clifford
  Chair
  Heads of Planning Scotland (HOPS)
• Clare Symonds
  Chair
  Planning Democracy
• Neil Sutherland
  Founding Director
  MAKAR Limited
• Dr Caroline Brown
  Director of Scotland and Ireland
  Royal Town Planning Institute
3. Subordinate legislation
4. National Planning Framework 4 Annual Review

18th Meeting

03 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Housing (Scotland) Bill
3. National Planning Framework 4 Annual Review
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• Esme Clelland
  Senior Conservation Planner RSPB and Convener Link Planning Group
  Scottish Environment LINK
• Hazel Johnson
  Director
  Built Environment Forum Scotland
• Kevin Murphy
  Head of Planning
  Homes for Scotland
4. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman - Statement of Principles for Complaints Handling Procedures
5. National Planning Framework 4 Annual Review

17th Meeting

29 May

1. Housing (Scotland) Bill

16th Meeting

27 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Thomas Barratt
  Head of Development Management
  Scottish Government
• Scott Ferrie
  Deputy Director, Chief Report Planning Environmental Appeals
  Scottish Government
• Andy Kinnaird
  Head of Transforming Planning
  Scottish Government
• Chris Sinclair
  Policy Manager
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Housing (Scotland) Bill
5. Annual report

15th Meeting

20 May

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Housing (Scotland) Bill

14th Meeting

14 May

1. Housing (Scotland) Bill
2. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman - Statement of Principles for Complaints Handling Procedures (In Private)

13th Meeting

13 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Housing (Scotland) Bill
4. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman - Statement of Principles for Complaints Handling Procedures

12th Meeting

06 May

1. Housing (Scotland) Bill

11th Meeting

22 April

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Building safety and maintenance
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• Paul McLennan
  Minister for Housing
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Garvin
  Deputy Director, Building Standards
  Scottish Government
• Alan Johnston
  Deputy Director, Cladding Remediation
  Scottish Government
• Ruth Whatling
  Housing Standards team leader, Better Homes
  Scottish Government
3. Building safety and maintenance
4. Cladding remediation programme
5. Council Tax inquiry
6. Housing inquiry
7. National Planning Framework 4 annual review
8. Work programme
9. Child poverty

10th Meeting

25 March

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Building Safety and Maintenance
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• Louise Butchart
  Head of Housing, Construction and Communities
  Dundee City Council
• Gary Brady
  City Engineer, Design and Property Services
  Dundee City Council
• Craig Dugdale
  Surveying Manager
  City of Edinburgh Council
• Susie Fitton
  Policy Manager
  Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)
• Euan McCallum
  Acting Housing Assets Manager
  Angus Council
• Murray Sharp
  Senior Manager, Housing
  Clackmannanshire Council
• Jackie Timmons
  Head of Area Based Regeneration and Shared Repairs
  City of Edinburgh Council
3. Building Safety and Maintenance
4. Housing Inquiry
5. Child poverty
6. Electoral boundaries: Independent review of automaticity
7. Work programme

9th Meeting

18 March

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decisions on taking business in private
3. Building Safety and Maintenance
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• Sean Clerkin
  Campaign Coordinator
  Scottish Tenants Organisation
• Aoife Deery
  Senior Social Justice Policy Officer
  Citizens Advice Scotland
• Shona Gorman
  Vice-Chair
  Tenants Together Scotland
• Yvette Hoskins
  Vice Chair
  Dundee RAAC Campaign Group
• Emma Saunders
  National Organiser
  Living Rent
and then from:
• Peter Drummond
  Chair of Practice Committee
  Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
• Gloria Lo
  OiSA Designs Chartered Architect
  OiSA Designs
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Building Safety and Maintenance
6. Scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator
7. Correspondence

8th Meeting

11 March

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Public petitions
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Correspondence
5. Heat in Buildings

7th Meeting

04 March

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Council Tax Inquiry
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• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Ellen Leaver
  Acting Director for Local Government
  Scottish Government
• David Storrie
  Head of Local Taxation Policy
  Scottish Government
• Cllr Katie Hagmann
  Resources Spokesperson
  COSLA
• Mirren Kelly
  Chief Officer, Local Government Finance
  COSLA
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Council Tax Inquiry
5. Scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator

6th Meeting

25 February

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Council Tax Inquiry
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• Paul Ferguson
  Senior Service Manager for Housing, Falkirk Council and Member
  Scottish Executive of Institute for Revenues Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation (IRRV)
• Matthew Evans
  Head of Service, Revenues & Benefits, Wrexham Council and President
  Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation (IRRV) Wales Association
• Lisa Hayward
  Finance Policy Officer (Revenues and Benefits)
  Welsh Local Government Association
• Heather Honeyman
  President, Scottish Assessors' Association and Assessor
  Fife Council
• Brian Rout
  Assessor for Scottish Borders Council and Secretary
  Scottish Assessors' Association
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Council Tax Inquiry
5. Building Safety
6. Ethical Standards Commissioner

5th Meeting

18 February

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Council Tax Inquiry
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• Sara Cowan
  Director
  Scottish Women's Budget Group
• Professor Ken Gibb
  Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence
  University of Glasgow
• Professor David Heald
  Emeritus Professor, Adam Smith Business School
  University of Glasgow
• Joanne Walker
  Technical Officer
  Chartered Institute of Taxation (Low Incomes Tax Reform Group)
and then from:
• Emma Congreve
  Deputy Director and Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• David Phillips
  Associate Director
  Institute for Fiscal Studies
3. Council Tax Inquiry
4. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

4th Meeting

04 February

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Accounts Commission
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• Jo Armstrong
  Chair
  Accounts Commission
• Blyth Deans
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Martin McLauchlan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Derek Yule
  Member
  Accounts Commission
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Accounts Commission
5. Work programme

3rd Meeting

28 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Housing (Scotland) Bill
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• Lyndsay Clelland
  Policy Officer
  Age Scotland
• Dan Wilson Craw
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Generation Rent
• Aoife Deery
  Senior Social Justice Policy Officer
  Citizens Advice Scotland
• Ruth Gilbert
  Representative
  Living Rent
• Natasha McGourt
  Tenants Panel member
• Nikita Mickevics
  Tenants Panel member
• Sai Shraddha S. Viswanathan
  President
  National Union of Students Scotland
and then from:
• Robin Blacklock
  Managing Director
  Dowbrae Limited
• John Blackwood
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Association of Landlords
• Dr John Boyle
  Director of Research and Strategy
  Rettie
• Cedric Bucher
  Chief Executive
  Hearthstone Investments
• Donryn Dewar
  Landlords Panel member
• Timothy Douglas
  Head of Policy and Campaigns
  Propertymark
• Dr Farhad Farnood
  Landlords Panel member
• Cameron Gillies
  Press and Public Affairs Manager
  Scottish Land and Estates
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Housing (Scotland) Bill

2nd Meeting

21 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget scrutiny 2025-26
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• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Ellen Leaver
  Acting Director for Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Ian Storrie
  Head of Local Government Finance
  Scottish Government
3. Retrofitting of housing for net zero
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• Dr Alasdair Allan
  Acting Minister for Climate Action
  Scottish Government
• Gareth Fenney
  Head of Heat Networks & Investment
  Scottish Government
• Sue Kearns
  Deputy Director for Heat in Buildings Policy and Regulation
  Scottish Government
• Ross Loveridge
  Head of Heat in Buildings Assessment
  Scottish Government
• Neal Rafferty
  Head of Heat Strategy and Consumer Policy Unit
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Budget scrutiny 2025-26
6. Retrofitting of housing for net-zero
7. Electoral boundaries: Independent review of automaticity

1st Meeting

14 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Housing inquiry and budget scrutiny 2025-26
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• Paul McLennan
  Minister for Housing
  Scottish Government
• Kirsty Henderson
  Affordable Housing Supply Programme Manager, More Homes Division
  Scottish Government
• Lauren McNamara
  Interim Deputy Director, Housing Emergency
  Scottish Government
• Will Tyler-Greig
  Deputy Director, More Homes Division
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Housing inquiry and budget scrutiny 2025-26
5. Work programme

This is all meetings of Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee held in 2024. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

36th Meeting

17 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator
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• Michael Cameron
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Housing Regulator
• George Walker
  Chair
  Scottish Housing Regulator
3. Scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator
4. Scrutiny of SPCB Supported Bodies
5. Housing emergency inquiry
6. Renters' Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
7. Work programme

35th Meeting

12 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Dr Alasdair Allan
  Acting Minister for Climate Action
  Scottish Government
• Madeleine Plater
  Head of Domestic Regulation and Enforcement, Heat in Buildings
  Scottish Government
• Neal Rafferty
  Head of Heat Strategy and Consumer Policy Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation

34th Meeting

10 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scrutiny of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
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• Rosemary Agnew
  Ombudsman
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Andrew Crawford
  Head of Improvement, Standards and Engagement
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Judy Saddler
  Head of Investigations Public Service Complaints
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
3. Renters' Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Paul McLennan
  Minister for Housing
  Scottish Government
• Craig Campbell
  Housing Registers Policy & Casework Manager
  Scottish Government
• Laura McMahon
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Yvette Sheppard
  Head of Housing Legislation and Reform Unit
  Scottish Government
4. Cladding remediation programme
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• Paul McLennan
  Minister for Housing
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Lea-Ross
  Director, Cladding Remediation
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Scrutiny of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
7. Renters' Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
8. Cladding remediation programme

33rd Meeting

03 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator
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• David Bookbinder
  Director
  Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations
• Tony Cain
  Policy Manager
  Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
• Patrick Gilbride
  Retired Director
  Dalmuir Park Housing Association
• Daryl McIntosh
  Chief Executive Officer
  SHARE Ltd
• Alan Stokes
  Policy Lead
  Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)
and then from:
• Lindsay Anderson
  Chair
  Link’s Tenant Scrutiny Panel
• James Calder
  National Policy and Engagement Officer
  MECOPP
• Shona Gorman
  Vice-Chair
  Tenants Together Scotland
• Robyn Kane
  Secretary
  Edinburgh Tenants Federation
3. Scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator
4. EU Law Tracker

32nd Meeting

26 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scrutiny of Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
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• Professor Chris Gill
  Professor of Socio-Legal Studies
  University of Glasgow
• Professor Tom Mullen
  Professor of Law
  University of Glasgow
and then from:
• Paul Blaker
  Member
  Accountability Scotland
• Peter Stewart-Blacker
  Chairman
  Accountability Scotland
• Fiona Collie
  Head of Public Affairs and Communications
  Carers Scotland
• Jan Savage
  Executive Director
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Adam Stachura
  Associate Director for Policy, Communications and External Affairs
  Age Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scrutiny of Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
5. Ministerial Statement on the Housing Planning Hub

31st Meeting

19 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Annual Report of the Ethical Standards Commissioner 2023-24
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• Ian Bruce
  Ethical Standards Commissioner
3. Annual Report of the Standards Commission 2023-24
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• Lorna Johnston
  Executive Director
  Standards Commission for Scotland
• Suzanne Vestri
  Convener
  Standards Commission for Scotland
4. Short-term Lets
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• Paul McLennan
  Minister for Housing
  Scottish Government
• Andy Kinnaird
  Head of Transforming Planning
  Scottish Government
• Margaret Main
  Lawyer, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Anita Stewart
  Policy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
5. Annual Report of the Ethical Standards Commissioner 2023-24
6. Annual Report of the Standards Commission 2023-24
7. Short-term Lets
8. Work programme

30th Meeting

12 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Housing Inquiry
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• Professor Duncan Maclennan
  Emeritus Professor, Urban Economics, Glasgow University and Adjunct Professor of Housing Economics, CHEC, McMaster University, Ontario
and then from:
• Callum Chomczuk
  National Director
  Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland
• Sharon Egan
  Head of Housing Services, South Lanarkshire Council
  Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
• Eilidh Keay
  Member
  Living Rent
• Jennifer Kennedy
  Director of Public Affairs
  Homes for Scotland
• Carolyn Lochhead
  Director of External Affairs
  Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)
• Gordon MacRae
  Assistant Director (Communications & Advocacy)
  Shelter Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Housing Inquiry
5. National Performance Framework: Inquiry into proposed National Outcomes
6. Tracker Report 2023-24
7. Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private)

29th Meeting

05 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Housing Inquiry
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• Chris Birt
  Associate Director for Scotland
  Joseph Rowntree Foundation
• Professor Ken Gibb
  Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence
  University of Glasgow
• Professor Christian Hilber
  Department of Geography and Environment
  London School of Economic and Political Science
and then from:
• Donna Bogdanovic
  Head of Housing Strategy and Development
  Scottish Borders Council
• Stephen Llewellyn
  Chief Housing Officer
  North Lanarkshire Council
• Derek McGowan
  Service Director for Housing and Homelessness
  City of Edinburgh Council
• Blair Millar
  Head of Housing and Communities
  East Ayrshire Council
• Edward Thomas
  Head of Housing and Property Services
  Moray Council
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Housing Inquiry
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Tracker report 2023-24
8. Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private)

28th Meeting

29 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Kristen Anderson
  Head of Development Planning
  Scottish Government
• Ruairidh Anderson
  Senior Policy Manager
  Scottish Government
• William Carlin
  Senior Policy Manager
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Consideration of evidence
8. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
9. Tracker report 2023-24
10. Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committees inquiry into Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
11. Scrutiny of Ombudsman, Regulators, Commissions and Commissioner accountable to the Committee
12. Short-term Lets
13. Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private)

27th Meeting

08 October

1. Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private)
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Cllr Katie Hagmann
  Resources Spokesperson
  COSLA
• Jonathan Belford
  Vice Chair, CIPFA Directors of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
  Aberdeen City Council
• Paul Manning
  Member, SOLACE and Chief Executive
  South Lanarkshire Council
• Jamie Robertson
  Chair, CIPFA Directors of Finance, and Chief Finance Officer
  East Dunbartonshire Council
and then from:
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Ellen Leaver
  Acting Director for Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Ian Storrie
  Head of Local Government Finance
  Scottish Government
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

26th Meeting

01 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
Show witnesses
• Professor David Heald
  Emeritus Professor, Adam Smith Business School
  University of Glasgow
• Bill Howat
  Member
  The Mercat Group
• Alison Payne
  Research Director
  Reform Scotland
• Keith Yates
  Member
  The Mercat Group
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
5. Renters' Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private)

25th Meeting

24 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
Show witnesses
• Jo Armstrong
  Chair
  Accounts Commission
• Blyth Deans
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Lucy Jones
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Derek Yule
  Member
  Accounts Commission
and then from:
• Dr Jonathan Carr-West
  Chief Executive
  Local Government Information Unit (LGIU)
• Abdool Kara
  Executive Director
  National Audit Office
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
4. Work programme

24th Meeting

17 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC)
Show witnesses
• David Heaney
  Former member
  Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC)
• Angela Leitch CBE
  Former Convenor
  Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC)
• Martin McElroy
  Former member
  Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC)
• Jane O’Donnell
  Chief Executive
  COSLA
and then from:
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Campbell
  Local Government Strategy Manager
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC)

23rd Meeting

10 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Housing (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Paul McLennan
  Minister for Housing
  Scottish Government
• Catriona MacKean
  Deputy Director of Better Homes
  Scottish Government
• Craig McGuffie
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Charlotte McHaffie
  Private Rented Housing Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Yvette Sheppard
  Head of Housing Legislation and Reform Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Housing Emergency

22nd Meeting

03 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Housing (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Tony Cain
  Policy Manager
  Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
• Mike Callaghan
  Policy Manager
  COSLA
• Callum Chomczuk
  National Director
  Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland
3. Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
5. Work programme

21st Meeting

25 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Housing (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• James Calder
  National Policy and Engagement Officer
  MECOPP
• Lucy Hughes
  Policy and Parliamentary Manager
  Engender
• Kate Thompson
  Policy Officer
  Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
• Gerry Tierney
  Housing Advice Team Leader
  Ayr Housing Aid Centre
• Jon Turner
  Chief Executive
  Link Group
and then from:
• Becky Thwaites
  Head of Public Affairs
  Blue Cross
• Gilly Mendes-Ferreira
  Director of Innovation and Strategic Relations
  Scottish SPCA
• James Hickman
  Head of Outreach Projects
  Dogs Trust
4. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Paul McLennan
  Minister for Housing
  Scottish Government
• Craig McGuffie
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Jessica Niven
  Unit Head, More Homes Division
  Scottish Government
• Helen Wood
  Head of Planning Performance
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Consideration of evidence
7. Work programme

20th Meeting

18 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Housing (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Robin Blacklock
  Managing Director
  Dowbrae Limited
• John Blackwood
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Association of Landlords
• Dr John Boyle
  Director of Research and Strategy
  Retties
• Cedric Bucher
  Chief Executive
  Hearthstone Investments
• Timothy Douglas
  Head of Policy and Campaigns
  Propertymark
• Anna Gardiner
  Policy Adviser (Rural Property)
  Scottish Land and Estates
and then from:
• Kelly Ferns
  Research and Development Officer
  Argyll and Bute Council
• Ally Macleod
  Head of Housing and Building Standards
  Aberdeenshire Council
• Lisa Mallon
  Housing Manager
  City of Edinburgh Council
• Derek McGowan
  Service Director for Housing and Homelessness
  City of Edinburgh Council
• Jennifer Sheddan
  Head of Housing
  Glasgow City Council
3. Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Work programme

19th Meeting

11 June

1. Housing (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Joshua Davies
  Programme Manager
  Nationwide Foundation
• Anna Evans
  Director
  The Indigo Housing Group
• Deborah Hay
  Senior Policy Adviser
  Joseph Rowntree Foundation
• Professor Ken Gibb
  Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence
  University of Glasgow
• Professor Alex Marsh
  Professor of Public Policy
  University of Bristol
and then from:
• Lyndsay Clelland
  Policy Officer
  Age Scotland
• Dan Wilson Craw
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Generation Rent
• Aoife Deery
  Senior Social Justice Policy Officer
  Citizens Advice Scotland
• Ellie Gomersall
  President
  National Union of Students Scotland
• Eilidh Keay
  Tenant of a rented property
• Emma Saunders
  National Organiser
  Living Rent
2. Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private)

18th Meeting

04 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Housing (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Catriona MacKean
  Deputy Director of Better Homes
  Scottish Government
• Craig McGuffie
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Charlotte McHaffie
  Private Rented Housing Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Yvette Sheppard
  Head of Housing Legislation and Reform Unit
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Christopher Donaldson
  Head
  Rent Service Scotland
3. Housing (Scotland) Bill
4. The Civic Government Scotland Act 1982 Licensing of Short term Lets Amendment Order 2024
5. Housing (Scotland) Bill

17th Meeting

28 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee
Show witnesses
• Angela Leitch CBE
  Former Convenor
  Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC)
• Peter Argyle
  Member
  Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC)
• Laura Simpson
  Member
  Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC)
and then from:
• Councillor Shona Morrison
  President
  COSLA
• Councillor Steven Heddle
  Vice President
  COSLA
• Brianna Fletcher
  Policy Officer, Human Rights and Equalities
  COSLA
3. Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee
4. Housing (Scotland) Bill

16th Meeting

21 May

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. National Planning Framework 4 annual review
Show witnesses
• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Simpson
  Chief Planner, Director of Planning, Architecture and Regeneration
  Scottish Government
• Andy Kinnaird
  Head of Transforming Planning, Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Division
  Scottish Government
3. National Planning Framework 4 annual review
4. Annual report
5. Work programme

15th Meeting

14 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Planning Framework 4 annual review
Show witnesses
• Ian Aikman
  Chair
  Heads of Planning Scotland
• Morag Ferguson
  Planning Manager
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
• David Givan
  Chief Planning Officer
  City of Edinburgh Council
• Mairi Maciver
  Development Plan Manager
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
and then from:
• Esme Clelland
  Senior Conservation Planner RSPB and Convener Link Planning Group
  Scottish Environment LINK
• Claire Daly
  Head of Policy and Communications, Sustrans and representative
  Climate Emergency Response Group
• Claire Symonds
  Chair
  Planning Democracy
• Morag Watson
  Director of Onshore
  Scottish Renewables
3. Subordinate legislation
4. National Planning Framework 4 annual review
5. Short-term lets
6. Renters Reform Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

14th Meeting

07 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Planning Framework 4 annual review
Show witnesses
• Catriona Hill
  Chair of the Highlands Island’s Architectural Association
  Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
• Ailsa Macfarlane
  Director
  Built Environment Forum Scotland
• Craig McLaren
  National Planning Improvement Champion
  Improvement Service
• Jenny Munro
  Policy and Practice Officer
  Royal Town Planning Institute
and then from:
• Tony Cain
  Policy Manager
  Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
• Kevin Murphy
  Head of Planning
  Homes for Scotland
• Ailsa Raeburn
  Chair
  Community Land Scotland
• Donna Young
  Coordinator
  Rural Housing Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. National Planning Framework 4 annual review
5. Community Wealth Building
6. Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach

13th Meeting

30 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Rural and island housing
Show witnesses
• Stuart Black
  Chief Executive
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Professor Russel Griggs
  Chair
  South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE)
• Ronnie Macrae
  Chief Executive Officer
  Communities Housing Trust
• Ailsa Raeburn
  Chair
  Community Land Scotland
• Pauline Smith
  Chief Executive
  Development Trusts Association Scotland
• Mike Staples
  Chief Executive
  South of Scotland Community Housing
3. Rural and island housing

12th Meeting

23 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Local government in Scotland: Financial bulletin 2022/23
Show witnesses
• Jo Armstrong
  Chair
  Accounts Commission
• Andrew Burns
  Deputy Chair
  Accounts Commission
• Carol Calder
  Audit Director, Performance Audit & Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Blyth Deans
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Lucy Jones
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
4. Local government in Scotland: Financial bulletin 2022/23

11th Meeting

16 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Building Safety and Maintenance and Housing to 2040
Show witnesses
• Paul McLennan
  Minister for Housing
  Scottish Government
• Joe Brown
  Deputy Director of More Homes
  Scottish Government
• Laura Dougan
  Head of Housing Strategy and Delivery
  Scottish Government
4. Building Safety and Maintenance and Housing to 2040
5. Housing (Scotland) Bill
6. Community Wealth Building (in private)

10th Meeting

26 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Community Wealth Building
Show witnesses
• Matthew Brown
  Council Leader
  Preston City Council
• Rob Davidson
  Strategy Manager, Community Wealth Building
  South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE)
• Stacey Dingwall
  Head of Policy and External Affairs
  Federation of Small Businesses Scotland
• Iain Gulland
  Chief Executive
  Zero Waste Scotland
• Angus Hardie
  Director
  Scottish Community Alliance
• Louise Kirk
  Representative
  Ayrshire Community Wealth Building Commission
• Neil McInroy
  Chair
  Economic Development Association Scotland
• Linda Somerville
  Deputy General Secretary
  Scottish Trades Union Congress
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Community Wealth Building
5. Work programme

9th Meeting

12 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Declaration of interests
3. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Work programme

8th Meeting

05 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Patrick Harvie
  Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
  Scottish Government
• Yvonne Gavan
  Team Leader, Housing Services and Rented Sector Reform Unit
  Scottish Government
• Adam Krawczyk
  Head of Housing, Homelessness & Regeneration Analysis
  Scottish Government
• Poppy Prior
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Yvette Sheppard
  Head of Housing Legislation and Reform Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Employment and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Elanor Davies
  Head of Local Authority Accounting
  Scottish Government
• Susan Robb
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Subordinate legislation

7th Meeting

27 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Housing to 2040
Show witnesses
• Chris Birt
  Associate Director for Scotland
  Joseph Rowntree Foundation
• Dr Caroline Brown
  Director of Scotland, Ireland and English Regions
  Royal Town Planning Institute
• Stephen Connor
  Development Manager
  Tenants Information Service
• Emma Jackson
  Social Justice Strategic Lead
  Citizens Advice Scotland
• Eilidh Keay
  Tenant of a rented property
• Professor Ken Gibb
  Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence
  University of Glasgow
• Gordon MacRae
  Assistant Director (Communications & Advocacy)
  Shelter Scotland
• David Melhuish
  Director
  Scottish Property Federation
• Ronnie Macrae
  Chief Executive Officer
  Communities Housing Trust
• Rhiannon Sims
  Senior Policy Officer
  Crisis
• Chris Stewart
  President
  Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Housing to 2040
5. Building Safety and Maintenance Issues
6. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

6th Meeting

20 February

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Housing to 2040
Show witnesses
• John Blackwood
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Association of Landlords
• Michael Cameron
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Housing Regulator
• Maureen Chalmers
  Community Wellbeing Spokesperson
  COSLA
• Callum Chomczuk
  National Director
  Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland
• Colin Stewart
  Chair
  North of Scotland Regional Network of Tenants and Residents
• Sally Thomas
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)
• John Mills
  Co-Chair and Head of Housing at Fife Council
  Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
• Jane Wood
  Chief Executive
  Homes for Scotland
4. Housing to 2040
5. Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024
6. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

5th Meeting

06 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Paul McLennan
  Minister for Housing
  Scottish Government
• Kate Hall
  Director, Cladding Remediation Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Rachel Sunderland
  Deputy Director, Cladding Remediation Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Micheila West
  Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022
5. Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill
6. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

4th Meeting

30 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Phil Diamond
  Managing Director
  Diamond & Co
•  Jocelyne Fleming
  Policy and Public Affairs Officer
  Chartered Institute of Building
• Alan McAulay
  Building Standards Hub Pilot Director
  Local Authority Building Standards Scotland (LABSS)
• Jim McGonigal
  President
  Institution of Fire Engineers
• Gary Strong
  Head of Professional Practice
  Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• Kate Swinburne
  Associate Director
  OFR consultants
and then from:
• John Marr
   Principal, Devolved Government & Social Housing
  UK Finance
• Calum McQueen
  Technical Surveying Manager
  e.surv Chartered Surveyors
• Mervyn Skeet
  Director of General Insurance Policy
  Association of British Insurers
• John Sinclair
  Convener Property Law Committee
  Law Society of Scotland
3. Community Wealth Building
4. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
5. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

3rd Meeting

23 January

1. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• David Jones
  Senior Associate, Taylor and Martin and representative
  Queensborough Owners and Residents Association
• Chris Ashurst
  Group Co-ordinator
  High Rise Scotland Action Group
• Sean Clerkin
  Representative
  Scottish Tenants Organisation
• Perry Jenkins
  Owner of affected property
• Alan Millar
  Owner of affected property
• Stefano Pessina
  Representative
  Mizu Tenants Committee
• Jodi Terras
  Owner of affected property
• Paul Turnbull
  Representative
  Cladding Working Group
and then from:
• Stephen Andrew
  Group Technical Director
  Taylor Wimpey
• Julie Jackson
  General Counsel and Company Director
  Miller Homes
• Fionna Kell
  Director of Policy
  Homes for Scotland
• John Low
  Chief Executive
  Robertson Homes Ltd
• Kieran Walker
  Senior Technical Director
  Barratt Developments plc
2. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill

2nd Meeting

16 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Show witnesses
• Cllr Katie Hagmann
  Resources Spokesperson
  COSLA
• David Robertson
  Finance Lead, SOLACE and Chief Executive
• Mirren Kelly
  Chief Officer, Local Government Finance
  COSLA
and then from:
• Joe FitzPatrick
  Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning
  Scottish Government
• Ian Storrie
  Head of Local Government Finance
  Scottish Government
3. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
4. Work programme

1st Meeting

09 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2024/25
Show witnesses
• Martin Booth
  Executive Director of Finance
  Glasgow City Council
• Kirsty Flanagan
  Director of Finance
  Argyll & Bute Council
• Sarah Fortune
  Executive Director for Council Resources
  East Lothian Council
• Jamie Robertson
  Chief Finance Officer
  East Dunbartonshire Council
3. Budget Scrutiny 2024/25

This is all meetings of Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

31st Meeting

19 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. New Deal with Local Government
Show witnesses
• Dr Jonathan Carr-West
  Chief Executive
  Local Government Information Unit
• Professor Donna Hall CBE
  Former CEO of Wigan Council & Wigan NHS Clinical Commissioning Group
• Professor Jim Gallagher
3. New Deal with Local Government
4. Work programme
5. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
6. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill (in private)

30th Meeting

12 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Annual Report of the Standards Commission 2022-23
Show witnesses
• Lorna Johnston
  Executive Director
  Standards Commission for Scotland
• Richard Wilson
  Case Manager
  Standards Commission for Scotland
3. Annual Report of the Ethical Standards Commissioner 2022-23
Show witnesses
• Ian Bruce
  Ethical Standards Commissioner
  Ethical Standards Commissioner
• Sarah Pollock
  Hearings and Investigations Officer
  Ethical Standards Commissioner
4. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Kate Hall
  Director, Cladding Remediation Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Rachel Sunderland
  Deputy Director, Cladding Remediation Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Micheila West
  Solicitor, Housing Branch
  Scottish Government
5. Annual Report of the Ethical Standards Commissioner 2022-23
6. Annual Report of the Standards Commission 2022-23
7. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
8. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill (in private)

29th Meeting

05 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Annual Report of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman 2022-23
Show witnesses
• Rosemary Agnew
  Ombudsman
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Andrew Sheridan
  Head of Improvement, Standards and Engagement
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Niki Maclean
  Director
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
3. Annual Report of the Scottish Housing Regulator 2022-23
Show witnesses
• George Walker
  Chair
  Scottish Housing Regulator
• Michael Cameron
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Housing Regulator
4. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Heather Galbraith
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• James Messis
  Policy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Jessica Niven
  Unit Head, More Homes Division
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
7. Annual Report of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
8. Annual Report of the Scottish Housing Regulator
9. Housing to 2040

28th Meeting

21 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Timothy Douglas
  Head of Policy and Campaigns
  Propertymark
• Eilidh Keay
  Representative
  Living Rent
• Cllr Bill Lobban
  Convener
  Highland Council
• Fergus Walker
  Revenues and Benefits Manager
  Argyll and Bute Council
• Gareth Waterson
  Corporate Director of Enterprise and Sustainable Regeneration
  Orkney Islands Council
3. Subordinate legislation

27th Meeting

14 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Mirren Kelly
  Chief Officer, Local Government Finance
  COSLA
• Cllr Gail Macgregor
  Environment and Economy Spokesperson
  COSLA
and then from:
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Ninian Christie
  Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Alisdair Grahame
  Policy Adviser, Local Government and Analytical Services Division
  Scottish Government
• Ben Haynes
  Bill Team Leader, Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
  Scottish Government
3. Council Tax Freeze
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Ellen Leaver
  Deputy Director, Local Government and Analytical Services Division
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill (in private)
6. Council Tax Freeze

26th Meeting

07 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Declaration of interests
3. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Marc Crothall
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Tourism Alliance
• Rob Dickson
  Director of Industry and Destination Development
  Visit Scotland
• Leon Thompson
  Executive Director
  UKHospitality Scotland
and then from:
• Julia Amour
  Director
  Festivals Edinburgh
• Gary Curley
  Executive Chair
  Skye Connect
• Cathy Earnshaw
  Destination Strategy Manager
  Venture North Cooperative Limited
• Donald Emslie
  Chair
  Edinburgh Tourism Action Group
• Sheila Gilmore
  Chief Executive
  Visit Arran and The Arran Trust
• Sarah Maclean
  Chief Executive
  Outer Hebrides Tourism
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill (in private)
6. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill

25th Meeting

31 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Jamie Baker
  Service Manager, Economic Development
  East Lothian Council
• Morag Johnston
  Director of Financial and Business Services
  Glasgow City Council
• Paul Lawrence
  Executive Director of Place
  City of Edinburgh Council
• Cllr Bill Lobban
  Convener
  Highland Council
• Fergus Murray
  Head of Development and Economic Growth
  Argyll & Bute Council
• Kathlene Morrison
  Economic Development Officer – Innovation
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
and then from:
• Tim Fairhurst
  Director General
  The European Tourism Association (ETOA)
• Simon Smith
  Policy Manager
  The European Tourism Association (ETOA)
3. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Work programme

24th Meeting

24 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Fiona Campbell
  Chief Executive, Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers
• Stacey Dingwall
  Head of Policy and External Affairs, Scotland
  Federation of Small Businesses
• Ben Edgar-Spier
  Head of Regulation and Policy
  Sykes Cottages
• David Weston
  Chair
  Scottish Bed and Breakfast Association (SBBA)
• Stephen Young
  Head of Policy
  Scottish Land and Estates
and then from:
• Sarah Allanson
  Policy and Membership Director for Scotland and Northern Ireland
  British Holiday and Home Parks Association
• Neil Ellis
  Chair
  Edinburgh Hotels Association
• Simon McGrath
  Head of Communications and External Relations
  The Camping and Caravanning Club
• Margo Paterson
  Chief Executive
  Hostelling Scotland
• Frank Whittaker
  Chair
  Aberdeen City & Shire Hotels Association (ACSHA)
3. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

23rd Meeting

03 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)
Show witnesses
• David Baird
  Property Services Manager
  West Lothian Council
• Stephen Booth
  Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord
  Aberdeen City Council
• Peter Drummond
   Chair of Practice Committee
  Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
• Professor Chris Goodier
  Senior Leadership Team, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University
  Institution of Structural Engineers
• Paul Jones
  Strategic Asset Improvement Manager
  City of Edinburgh Council
• Paul Livesey
  Scheme Manager
  Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK (CROSS-UK)
• Martin Liddell
  Chair of Study Group
  Institution of Structural Engineers
• Ailsa Macfarlane
  Director
  Built Environment Forum Scotland
• Iain Morris
  Acting Director of Asset Management
  Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
• Sam Piplica
  Senior Specialist, Building
  Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• Peter Watton
  Service Director, City of Edinburgh Council
  SOLACE
and then from:
• Shirley-Anne Somerville
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
  Scottish Government
• Sam Anson
  Deputy Director, Workforce, Infrastructure & Digital
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Garvin
  Head of Building Standards
  Scottish Government
• Cllr Katie Hagmann
  Resources Spokesperson
  COSLA
• Mirren Kelly
  Chief Officer, Local Government Finance
  COSLA
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)
5. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
6. New Deal with Local Government
7. Tracker Report 2022/23

22nd Meeting

26 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Joe FitzPatrick
  Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning
  Scottish Government
• Hannah Keates
  Unit Head, Local Government Policy and Relationships Unit
  Scottish Government
• Ian Storrie
  Head of Local Government Finance
  Scottish Government
• Cllr Katie Hagmann
  Resources Spokesperson
  COSLA
• Simon Cameron
  Chief Officer, Workforce and Corporate Policy
  COSLA
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

21st Meeting

19 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Sean Baillie
  Organiser
  GMB Scotland
• Johanna Baxter
  Head of Local Government
  UNISON
• Graham McNab
  Local Government Officer
  UNITE
• Linda Sommerville
  Deputy General Secretary
  STUC
and then from:
• Martin Booth
  Executive Director of Finance
  Glasgow City Council
• Robert Emmott
  Executive Director of Corporate Services
  Dundee City Council
• Paul Manning
  Depute Chief Executive
  South Lanarkshire Council
and then from:
• Mo Baines
  Chief Executive
  APSE
• Gerry Cornes
  Portfolio Holder for Workforce Issues
  SOLACE
• Cllr Lynne Short
  Chair
  APSE
• Fiona Whittaker
  Chief Officer, People Resources
  North Lanarkshire Council
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

20th Meeting

12 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Fionna Kell
  Director of Policy
  Homes for Scotland
• David Bookbinder
  Director
  Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations
• Peter Drummond
   Chair of Practice Committee
  Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
• Charlotte Lee
  Chief Executive
  Heat Pump Association
• Duncan Sharp
  Director of the Association
  Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF)
• Alan Stark
  Chair, Sustainability and Building Design Committee
  Scottish Property Federation
and then from:
• Patrick Harvie
  Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
  Scottish Government
• Gareth Fenney
  Head of Heat Networks & Investment
  Scottish Government
• Antonia Georgieva
  Heat in Buildings Team Leader (New Build Heat Standard, Enforcement, Traditional Buildings)
  Scottish Government
• Claire Jones
  Head of Onshore Electricity Policy
  Scottish Government
• Norman Macleod
  Senior Principal Legal Officer
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Patrick Harvie
  Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
  Scottish Government
• Adam Krawczyk
  Head of Housing, Homelessness & Regeneration Analysis
  Scottish Government
• Poppy Prior
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Yvette Sheppard
  Head of Housing Services and Rented Sector Reform Unit
  Scottish Government
4. The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Amendment of Expiry Date) (No. 2) Regulations 2023
5. Subordinate Legislation
6. Building Safety
7. Climate Change Plan

19th Meeting

05 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
Show witnesses
• Joe FitzPatrick
  Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning
  Scottish Government
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Councillor Steven Heddle
  Vice President
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Andrew Connal
  Community Planning and Public Service Reform Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Kathleen Glazik
  Community Empowerment Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Simon Cameron
  Chief Officer, Workforce and Corporate Policy
  COSLA
4. New Deal with Local Government
Show witnesses
• Joe FitzPatrick
  Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning
  Scottish Government
• Ellen Leaver
  Deputy Director, Local Government and Analytical Services Division
  Scottish Government
• Councillor Steven Heddle
  Vice President
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Simon Cameron
  Chief Officer, Workforce and Corporate Policy
  COSLA
• Sarah Watters
  Director of Membership and Resources
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
5. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
6. New Deal with Local Government
7. Community Councils

18th Meeting

20 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Ninian Christie
  Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Philip Duffy
  Economic Adviser, Local Government and Analytical Services Division
  Scottish Government
• Ben Haynes
  Bill Manager, Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
  Scottish Government
• Robin Haynes
  Head of Council Tax & Alternative local tax policy
  Scottish Government
• John St Clair
  Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
4. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
5. Work programme

17th Meeting

13 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Local government in Scotland: Overview 2023
Show witnesses
• Andrew Burns
  Member
  Accounts Commission
• Carol Calder
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Executive Director of Performance Audit & Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Lucy Jones
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Tim McKay
  Interim Deputy Chair
  Accounts Commission
3. Reform Scotland: Devolving Scotland
Show witnesses
• Alison Payne
  Research Director
  Reform Scotland
4. Local government in Scotland: Overview 2023
5. Reform Scotland: Devolving Scotland
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015

16th Meeting

30 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Building Safety
Show witnesses
• Chris Ashurst
  Group Co-ordinator
  High Rise Scotland Action Group
• Fionna Kell
  Director of Policy
  Homes for Scotland
and then from:
• Paul McLennan
  Minister for Housing
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Garvin
  Deputy Director for Building Standards
  Scottish Government
• Rachel Sunderland
  Deputy Director, Cladding Remediation Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Building Safety
4. Annual report

15th Meeting

23 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Community Councils
Show witnesses
• Brian Davey
  Communications Officer
  Improvement Service
• Dr Oliver Escobar
  Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
  University of Edinburgh
• Andrew Paterson
  Policy and Research Officer
  Scottish Community Development Centre
• Emma Swift
  Communications Officer
  Improvement Service
• Jackie Weaver
  Chief Officer
  Cheshire Association of Local Councils
and then from:
• John Bachtler
  Chair
  Cambuslang Community Council
• Barry Cathie
  Community Councillor
  Royal Burgh of Rutherglen Community Council
• Debra Duke
  Community Council Liaison Office
  Moray Council
• Steve Kerr
  Chair
  Edinburgh Association of Community Councils
• Alastair Kennedy
  Chair
  Joint Community Councils of Moray
• Shayne McLeod
  Vice Chair
  Association of Shetland Community Councils
• Bill Pitt
  Chair
  New Aberdour, Tyrie, and Pennan Community Council
• Donald Stavert
  Treasurer
  Joint Forum of Community Councils in West Lothian
• Ewart McAuslane
  Treasurer
  Tillicoultry Coalsnaughton & Devonside Community Council
3. Community Councils
4. Annual report

14th Meeting

16 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Damp and Mould in Social and Private Rented Housing
Show witnesses
• Rosemary Agnew
  Ombudsman
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Callum Chomczuk
  National Director
  Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland
• Nicola Harcus
  Assistant Director of Regulation
  Scottish Housing Regulator
• Helen Shaw
  Director of Regulation
  Scottish Housing Regulator
and then from:
• Paul McLennan
  Minister for Housing
  Scottish Government
• Naeem Bhatti
  Head of Fuel Poverty and Housing Standards Unit
  Scottish Government
• Darren Knox
  Fuel Poverty & House Condition Analysis Team
  Scottish Government
3. Damp and Mould in Social and Private Rented Housing

13th Meeting

02 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Damp and Mould in Social and Private Rented Housing
Show witnesses
• Aoife Deery
  Senior Social Justice Policy Officer
  Citizens Advice Scotland
• Ruth Gilbert
  Member
  Living Rent
• Shona Gorman
  Chair
  Central Scotland Regional Network of Tenants and Residents
• Debbie King
  Head of Advocacy
  Shelter Scotland
• Emma Saunders
  National Organiser
  Living Rent
and then from:
• John Blackwood
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Association of Landlords
• Timothy Douglas
  Head of Policy and Campaigns
  Propertymark
• John Kerr
  Co-Chair
  Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
• Carolyn Lochhead
  Director of External Affairs
  Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Damp and Mould in Social and Private Rented Housing

12th Meeting

25 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Joe FitzPatrick
  Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning
  Scottish Government
• Kristen Anderson
  Principal Planner
  Scottish Government
• Andy Kinnaird
  Head of Transforming Planning
  Scottish Government
• Carrie Thomson
  Head of Development Planning & Housing
  Scottish Government
3. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
Show witnesses
• Joe FitzPatrick
  Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Connal
  Team Leader, Public Service Reform and Community Planning
  Scottish Government
• David Milne
  Team Leader, Public Service Reform and Community Planning
  Scottish Government
• Councillor Steven Heddle
  Vice President
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Simon Cameron
  Chief Officer, Workforce and Corporate Policy Team
  COSLA
• Lucy Devlin
  Policy Assistant, Workforce and Corporate Policy Team
  COSLA
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
6. Work programme

11th Meeting

18 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Building Safety
Show witnesses
• Chris Ashurst
  Group Co-ordinator
  High Rise Scotland Action Group
• John-Paul Breslin
  Building Standards Team Leader
  Stirling Council, Local Authority Building Standards Scotland
• Calum McQueen
  Technical Surveying Manager
  e.surv Chartered Surveyors
• Alastair Ross
  Assistant Director, Head of Public Policy (Scotland, Wales & NI)
  Association of British Insurers
• Nigel Sellars
  Senior Specialist, Valuation and Property Standards
  Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
5. Building Safety

10th Meeting

28 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Tom Winter
  Head of Development Delivery
  Scottish Government
3. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
Show witnesses
• Alison Macleod
  Strategy and Transformation Lead
  Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership
• Craig McArthur
  Director of Health and Social Care
  East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership
• Alison McGrory
  Associate Director Public Health
  Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership
• Sheila White
  Community Learning and Development Manager
  Glasgow Clyde College
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
6. Work programme

9th Meeting

21 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Patrick Harvie
  Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
  Scottish Government
• Poppy Prior
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Yvonne Gavan
  Team Leader, Housing Services and Rented Sector Reform Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
Show witnesses
• Ellen Wright
  Community Councillor
• Marzanna Antoniak
• Carol Campbell
• Steve Kerr
  Chair
  Edinburgh Association of Community Councils
• Lionel Most
  Chair and Secretary
  Dowanhill, Hyndland and Kelvinside Community Council
• Louise Robb
  Chair
  Largo Communities Together
• David Watson
  Trust Manager
  Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015

8th Meeting

14 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
Show witnesses
• Valerie Arbuckle
  National Partnership Development Manager
  Police Scotland
• Mark McAteer
  Director of Strategic Planning Performance and Communications
  Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
• Pauline Smith
  Chief Executive
  Development Trusts Association Scotland
• Stephen Wood
  Head of Service Delivery, North of Scotland
  Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
• Caroline Warburton
  Destination Development Director
  VisitScotland
and then from:
• Karen Jackson
  Director of Strategy Partnerships and Engagement
  South of Scotland Enterprise
• Sharon McIntyre
  Head of Career Information Advice and Guidance
  Skills Development Scotland
• Dave McCallum
  Head of Operations South East
  Skills Development Scotland
• Derek Shaw
  Director of Innovation and Place
  Scottish Enterprise
• Eann Sinclair
  Area Manager Caithness and Sutherland
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015

7th Meeting

07 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
Show witnesses
• Shaw Anderson
  Partnership & Development Manager
  Glasgow City Council
• Evonne Bauer
  Executive Officer, Place and Community Planning
  East Dunbartonshire Council
• Michelle Crombie
  Corporate Strategy and Community Planning Manager
  Aberdeen City Council
• Jennifer Lees
  Business Partnership Manager
  North Lanarkshire Council
• Bernadette Monaghan
  Director of Community Empowerment and Equalities
  Glasgow City Council
and then from:
• Kevin Anderson
  Service Lead for Policy, Performance and Community Planning
  South Ayrshire Council
• Lee Haxton
  Community Planning Team Leader
  Perth & Kinross Council
• Fiona Robertson
  Head of Culture and Communities Services
  Perth & Kinross Council
• Anna Whelan
  Service Manager, Strategy and Partnership
  Orkney Islands Council
and then from:
• Dr Oliver Escobar
  Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
  University of Edinburgh
• Mark McAteer
  Member
  Community Planning Improvement Board
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• James Messis
  Policy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Rees
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
7. Subordinate legislation

6th Meeting

28 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Patrick Harvie
  Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
  Scottish Government
• Yvonne Gavan
  Team Leader, Housing Services and Rented Sector Reform Unit
  Scottish Government
• Adam Krawczyk
  Head of Housing, Homelessness and Regeneration, Communities Analytical Division
  Scottish Government
• Poppy Prior
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Yvette Sheppard
  Head of Housing Services and Rented Sector Reform Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
Show witnesses
• Carol Calder
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Stuart Graham
  Representative
  Community Planning Network
• Tim McKay
  Deputy Chair
  Accounts Commission
and then from:
• David Allan
  Deputy Director, Scottish Community Development Centre
• Peter Kelly
  Director
  The Poverty Alliance
• Kirsty McNeill
  Policy and Research Officer
  Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)
• Ruth Whatling
  Head of Policy and Equality
  Homeless Network Scotland
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
8. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office
9. Review of Local Governance

5th Meeting

21 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Shona Robison MSP
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• David Manderson
  Short Term Lets Policy Manager
  Scottish Government
• Craig McGuffie
   Lawyer
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Timothy Douglas
  Head of Policy and Campaigns
  Propertymark
• Sarah-Jane Laing
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Land and Estates
• David Melhuish
  Director
  Scottish Property Federation
and then from:
• David Bookbinder
  Director
  Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations
• Mike Callaghan
  Policy Manager
  COSLA
• Carolyn Lochhead
  Director of External Affairs
  Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)
• Sherina Peek
  Acting Policy Manager
  Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
and then from:
• Fenella Gabrysh
  Member
  Living Rent
• Gordon MacRae
  Assistant Director
  Shelter Scotland
• Emma Saunders
  National Organiser
  Living Rent
• Colin Stewart
  Chair
  North of Scotland Regional Network of Tenants and Residents
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Public petitions
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office

4th Meeting

07 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) (Amendment) Order 2023
Show witnesses
• Professor Cliff Hague
  Chartered Town Planner and Chair
  Cockburn Association
• Rob Dickson
  Director of Industry and Destination Development
  VisitScotland
• Gillian McNaught
  Legal Manager, Licensing and Democratic Services
  Glasgow City Council
• Ailsa Raeburn
  Chair
  Community Land Scotland
•  Gary Somers
  Solicitor, Licensing
  Highland Council
and then from:
• Julia Amour
  Director
  Festivals Edinburgh
• Fiona Campbell
  Chief Executive, Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers
3. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) (Amendment) Order 2023
4. Work programme

3rd Meeting

31 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Local Government Fiscal Arrangements
Show witnesses
• Andrew Burns
  Member
  Accounts Commission
• Carol Calder
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Blyth Deans
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Bill Moyes
  Chair
  Accounts Commission
and then from:
• Martin Booth
  Executive Director of Finance, Glasgow City Council and Chair
  CIPFA Scotland Branch
• Robert Emmott
  Executive Director of Corporate Services
  Dundee City Council
• Kirsty Flanagan
  Executive Director, Argyll and Bute Council and Chair
  Local Government Directors of Finance Section
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Local Government Fiscal Arrangements
5. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015: Community Planning Inquiry
6. Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Act 2022

2nd Meeting

17 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Allotments
Show witnesses
• Màiri McAllan
  Minister for Environment and Land Reform
  Scottish Government
• Simon Bonsall
  Senior Planner, Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Division
  Scottish Government
• James Hamilton
  Branch Head, Food and Drink Trade, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Tracy McCollin
  Head of Good Food Nation Team
  Scottish Government
3. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Show witnesses
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Kirsty Henderson
  Affordable Housing Supply Programme Manager
  Scottish Government
• Catriona MacKean
  Head of Better Homes
  Scottish Government
• Ian Storrie
  Head of Local Government Finance
  Scottish Government
4. Allotments
5. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
6. Short-term Lets

1st Meeting

10 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Standards Commission for Scotland Annual Report 2021-22
Show witnesses
• Lorna Johnston
  Executive Director
  Standards Commission for Scotland
• Sarah Nicholson
  Office Manager
  Standards Commission for Scotland
3. Ethical Standards Commissioner Annual Report 2021-2022
Show witnesses
• Ian Bruce
  Acting Ethical Standards Commissioner
  Ethical Standards Commissioner
• Angela Glen
  Senior Investigating Officer
  Ethical Standards Commissioner
• Karen Elder
  Head of Corporate Services and Accountable Officer
  Ethical Standards Commissioner
4. Standards Commission for Scotland Annual Report 2021-22
5. Ethical Standards Commissioner Annual Report 2021-2022
6. Local Governance Review

This is all meetings of Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

33rd Meeting

20 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Housing Regulator Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22
Show witnesses
• Michael Cameron
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Housing Regulator
• George Walker
  Chair
  Scottish Housing Regulator
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scottish Housing Regulator Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22
5. Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act
6. Short-Term Lets
7. National Planning Framework 4

32nd Meeting

13 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Local Governance Review
Show witnesses
• Councillor Euan Jardine
  Leader
  Scottish Borders Council
• Councillor Shaun Macaulay
  Depute Leader
  North Ayrshire Council
• Councillor Alex Nicoll
  Co-Leader
  Aberdeen City Council
• Councillor David Ross
  Leader
  Fife Council
• Councillor James Stockan
  Leader
  Orkney Islands Council
and then from:
• Councillor Shona Morrison
  President
  COSLA
• Cleland Sneddon
  Chair
  SOLACE
• Sarah Watters
  Director of Membership and Resources
  COSLA
3. Local Governance Review
4. National Planning Framework 4
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

31st Meeting

06 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Annual Report 2021-22
Show witnesses
• Rosemary Agnew
  Ombudsman
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Niki Maclean
  Director
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Andrew Sheridan
  Head of Improvement, Standards and Engagement
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
3. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office
Show witnesses
• Arfan Iqbal
  Principal Researcher, Constitution, International and Migration Analysis
  Scottish Government
• Maria McCann
  Head of Elections Team
  Scottish Government
4. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Annual Report 2021-22
5. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office
6. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
7. Proposed Housing Bill
8. Community Empowerment Act

30th Meeting

29 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Planning Framework 4
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Simpson
  Chief Planner
  Scottish Government
• Andy Kinnaird
  Head of Transforming Planning
  Scottish Government
• Cara Davidson
  Head of Environment and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Carrie Thomson
  Head of Development Planning & Housing
  Scottish Government
3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Mike Burns
  Representative
  Granite Care Consortium
• Sophie Lawson
  Policy and Participation Manager
  Glasgow Disability Alliance
• Stephanie Fraser
  Chief Executive
  Cerebral Palsy Scotland
• Andy Miller
  Strategic Lead, Participation and Practice Lead
  Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities
and then from:
• Henry Simmons
  Chief Executive
  Alzheimer Scotland
• Adam Stachura
  Head of Policy and Communications
  Age Scotland
• Hannah Tweed
  Senior Policy Officer
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
4. National Planning Framework 4
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

29th Meeting

22 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Planning Framework 4
Show witnesses
• Robbie Calvert
  Policy, Practice and Research Officer
  Royal Town Planning Institute
• Jim Miller
  Chair
  Heads of Planning Scotland (HOPS)
and then from:
• Liz Hamilton
  Director of Planning
  Homes for Scotland
• Ailsa Raeburn
  Chair
  Community Land Scotland
• Clare Symonds
  Founder and Chair
  Planning Democracy
• Morag Watson
  Director of Policy
  Scottish Renewables
• Bruce Wilson
  Head of Policy and Advocacy
  Scottish Wildlife Trust
and then from:
• Dr Caroline Brown
  Assistant Professor Environmental Planning & Healthy Environments, The Urban Institute
  Heriot-Watt University
• Professor Cliff Hague
  Chartered Town Planner and Chair
  Cockburn Association
3. Subordinate legislation
4. National Planning Framework 4
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

28th Meeting

15 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Simon Cameron
  Workforce and Corporate Policy Team
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Gerry Cornes
  Workforce Portfolio Lead
  SOLACE Scotland
• Tracey Dalling
  Regional Secretary
  UNISON Scotland
• Jane Fowler
  President
  Society of Personnel and Development Scotland (SPDS)
and then from:
• Kevin Stewart
  Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• Donna Bell
  Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development
  Scottish Government
• Anna Kynaston
  Deputy Director of National Care Service (NCS) Programme Design, Engagement and Legislation
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
5. Local Governance Review

27th Meeting

08 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Andrew Burns
  Member
  Accounts Commission
• Carol Calder
  Interim Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Eddie Follan
  Chief Officer, Health and Social Care
  COSLA
• Edward Fraser
  Representative
  SOLACE Scotland
• Derek Yule
  Council Member (Scottish representative)
  Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
and then from:
• Edward Fraser
  Chief Executive
  East Ayrshire Council
• Douglas Hendry
  Executive Director
  Argyll & Bute Council
• Michelle McGinty
  Head of Corporate Policy and Governance
  Glasgow City Council
• Paula McLeay
  Head of Policy and Insight
  Edinburgh City Council
• Dr Dawn Roberts
  Chief Executive
  Dumfries and Galloway Council
and then from:
• Ewan Aitken
  Chief Executive (Cyrenians)
  Everyone Home Collective
• Yvette Burgess
  Unit Director Housing Support Enabling Unit
  Coalition of Care Providers Scotland (CCPS)
• Ashley Campbell
  Policy and Practice Manager
  Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland
• Eileen McMullan
  Policy Lead
  Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)
• Shea Moran
  Change Lead
  All in for Change
3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
4. National Planning Framework 4
5. Local Governance Review

26th Meeting

01 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Cara Davidson
  Head of Environment and Energy, Planning, Architecture & Regeneration Division
  Scottish Government
• Liz Pringle
  Head of Digital Planning Service, Planning, Architecture & Regeneration Division
  Scottish Government
3. Understanding barriers to local elected office
Show witnesses
• Jessie Duncan
  Development Officer
  Engender
• Hannah Stevens
  Chief Executive
  Elect Her
• Talat Yaqoob
  Consultant and Co-Founder
  Women 50:50
and then from:
• Councillor Shona Morrison
  President
  COSLA
• Alexis Camble
  Policy and Participation Officer, Equalities
  COSLA
4. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Understanding barriers to local elected office
6. Community Empowerment Act
7. Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill
8. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023/24

25th Meeting

25 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Liz Hamilton
  Head of Planning
  Homes for Scotland
• Craig McLaren
  Director
  Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland
• Jim Miller
  Chair
  Heads of Planning Scotland (HOPS)
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Annual progress report
6. Understanding barriers to local elected office
7. Mobile Homes
8. Public petitions

24th Meeting

04 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Proposed legislation on a rent freeze and evictions moratorium
Show witnesses
• John Blackwood
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Association of Landlords
• Caroline Cawley
  Member
  Living Rent
• Timothy Douglas
  Head of Policy and Campaigns
  Propertymark
• Aaron Hill
  Director of Policy and Membership
  Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
• John Kerr
  Vice Chair
  Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
• Rhiannon Sims
  Senior Policy Officer
  Crisis
• Emma Saunders
  National Organiser
  Living Rent
and then from:
• Patrick Harvie
  Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
  Scottish Government
• Amanda Callaghan
  Head of Private Housing Services
  Scottish Government
• James Hamilton
  Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Adam Krawczyk
  Head of Housing, Homelessness and Regeneration Analysis
  Scottish Government
• Shazia Razzaq
  Strategic Lead, University Policy, Governance and Equalities
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Proposed legislation on a rent freeze and evictions moratorium
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

23rd Meeting

27 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Patrick Harvie
  Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
  Scottish Government
• Michael Boal
   Social Housing Charter & Regulation
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Alastair Dee
  Area Manager
  Scottish Government
• Colin MacBean
  Deputy Director, More Homes Division
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
7. Short-Term Lets
8. Understanding barriers to local elected office
9. Work programme
10. Allotments

22nd Meeting

06 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Mike Callaghan
  Policy Manager, Communities Team
  COSLA
• Gary Fairley
  Midlothian Council, Director of Corporate Services
  COSLA
• Professor Ken Gibb
  Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence
  University of Glasgow
• Aaron Hill
  Director of Policy and Membership
  Scottish Federation Of Housing Associations (SFHA)
• Fionna Kell
  Director of Policy
  Homes for Scotland
• Sherina Peek
  Acting Policy Manager
  Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
• Ailsa Raeburn
  Chair
  Community Land Scotland
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
4. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

21st Meeting

28 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Allotments
4. National Planning Framework 4
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

20th Meeting

21 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Accounts Commission Local Government and Financial Overview
Show witnesses
• Bill Moyes
  Chair
  Accounts Commission
• Antony Clark
  Director of Performance Audit and Best Value and Interim Controller of Audit
  Audit Scotland
• Carol Calder
  Interim Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Blyth Deans
  Interim Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Lucy Jones
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
3. Accounts Commission Local Government and Financial Overview

19th Meeting

14 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Allotments
Show witnesses
• Karen Birch
  Chief Officer
  Abundant Borders
• Maria de la Torre
  Chair
  Knocknagael Limited
• Ian Welsh
  User
  Allotment
• Rosanne Woods
  Chair
  Tranent Allotment Association
3. Allotments
4. Work programme

18th Meeting

07 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Allotments
Show witnesses
• Peter Duncan
  Allotments Officer
  Fife Council
• Paul O'Brien
  Chief Executive
  Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE)
• Wayne Priestley
  Principal Advisor
  Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE)
• Sandy Paterson
  Assistant Manager, Food Growing
  Glasgow City Council
• Ian Woolard
  Ian Woolard
  Edinburgh City Council
and then from:
• Marina Curran-Colthart
  Local Biodiversity Officer
  Argyll and Bute Council
• Sinclair Laing
  Policy and Strategy Manager
  Aberdeen City Council
• Amy Alcorn
  Greenspace Programme Coordinator
  Scottish Borders Council
3. Allotments
4. Work programme

17th Meeting

31 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Allotments
Show witnesses
• Richard Crawford
  Vice President
  Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society
• Lou Evans
  Community Growing Forum Scotland
• Stuart McKenzie
  President
  Federation of Edinburgh and District Allotments and Gardens Associations
• Jenny Reeves
  Chair
  Glasgow Allotments Forum
3. Consideration of Evidence
4. Annual report

16th Meeting

24 May

1. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Anouk Berthier
  Non-Domestic Rates Policy
  Scottish Government
• Susan Robb
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation

15th Meeting

17 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Affordable housing
Show witnesses
• Donna Birrell
  Chief Executive Officer
  Rural Stirling Housing Association
• Roslyn Clarke
  Director
  Applecross Community Company
• Mark Rodgers
  Executive Chief Officer for Housing & Property
  Highland Council
• Mike Staples
  Chief Executive
  South of Scotland Community Housing
and then from:
• Steven Henderson
  Group Director of Finance
  Wheatley Group
• Pam Humphries
  Head of Planning and Regeneration
  North Lanarkshire Council
• Frank McCafferty
  Group Director of Assets and Repairs
  Wheatley Group
• Tom Norris
  Managing Director
  Places for People Scotland
• Colin Proctor
  Director, Construction Industry and Delivery
  Scottish Futures Trust
• Neil Rutherford
  Senior Associate Director, Housing and Economic Investment
  Scottish Futures Trust
• Elaine Scott
  Head of Housing Strategy & Development
  City of Edinburgh Council
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Patrick Harvie
  Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
  Scottish Government
• David Blair
  Programme Director, Cladding Remediation
  Scottish Government
• Steven Scott
  Head of Technical Unit, Building Standards
  Scottish Government
• Dr Stephen Garvin
  Head of Building Standards
  Scottish Government
4. Consideration of evidence

14th Meeting

10 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Dave Aitken
  Building Standards Team Leader at Dundee City Council and Past LABSS Chair
  Local Authority Building Standards Scotland (LABSS)
• Chris Ashurst
  Group Co-ordinator
  High Rise Scotland Action Group
• Peter Drummond
   Chair of Practice
  Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
• George Edwardes
  Technical Steering Group Manager
  Fire Protection Association
• Laura Hughes
  Manager, General Insurance
  Association of British Insurers
• Craig Ross
  Building Standards Specialist
  Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• Dr Paul Stollard
  Chair
  Review Panel on Building Standards (Fire Safety) in Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation

13th Meeting

26 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Allotments inquiry

12th Meeting

19 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

11th Meeting

29 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Annual Report of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Show witnesses
• Rosemary Agnew
  Ombudsman
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Niki Maclean
  Director
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Andrew Sheridan
  Head of Improvement, Standards and Engagement
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
3. Annual Report of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
4. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)
5. Work programme

10th Meeting

22 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Annual Report of the Scottish Housing Regulator
Show witnesses
• George Walker
  Chair
  Scottish Housing Regulator
• Michael Cameron
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Housing Regulator
3. Annual Report of the Scottish Housing Regulator
4. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

9th Meeting

15 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• David Smith
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Sandra Reid
  Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill Team Leader
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Anouk Berthier
  Non-Domestic Rates Policy
  Scottish Government
• Susan Robb
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Elanor Davies
  Head of Local Authority Accounting
  Scottish Government
• David Smith
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill

8th Meeting

08 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Alastair Houston
  Solicitor and Head of Housing & Court Department
  Legal Services Agency
• Matt Downie
  Chief Executive
  Crisis
• John Blackwood
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Association of Landlords
• Andrew Watson
  Researcher
  University of Glasgow
and then from:
• Patrick Harvie
  Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
  Scottish Government
• Greig Walker
  Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) Bill Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Yvonne Gavan
  Private Housing Services Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Craig McGuffie
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
5. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

7th Meeting

01 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Social Housing Charter
Show witnesses
• Patrick Harvie
  Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
  Scottish Government
• Michael Boal
   Social Housing Charter & Regulation
  Scottish Government
• Anne Cook
  Head of Social Housing Services
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Building Safety Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Scottish Social Housing Charter

6th Meeting

22 February

1. National Planning Framework 4
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Simpson
  Chief Planner
  Scottish Government
• Andy Kinnaird
  Head of Planning Transformation
  Scottish Government
• Helen Wood
  Head of Planning Performance
  Scottish Government
2. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

5th Meeting

08 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Planning Framework 4
Show witnesses
• Councillor Steven Heddle
  Environment and Economy Spokesperson
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Calum Lindsay
  Policy Manager Environment and Economy
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• David Dunne
  Interim Chief Officer Strategic Place Planning
  Aberdeen City Council
• Craig Iles
  Service Lead, Planning & Building Standards
  South Ayrshire Council
• Pam Ewen
  Head of Planning, Fife Council and Chair
  Heads of Planning Scotland
• Sarah Shaw
  Head of Planning Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability
  Glasgow City Council
• Iain McDiarmid
  Executive Manager – Planning
  Shetland Islands Council
• Jane Tennant
  Chair
  Royal Town Planning Institute Scottish Young Planners Network
3. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office
4. Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
5. New standards of fire alarms in all homes in Scotland
6. Building Safety Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
7. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

4th Meeting

01 February

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. National Planning Framework 4
Show witnesses
• Tony Cain
  Policy Manager
  Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers
• Andrew Fyfe
  Chair
  Scottish Housing with Care Task Force
• Tony Aitken
   Vicechair of the Scottish Property Federation Planning & Development Committee
  Scottish Property Federation
• David Stewart
  Policy Lead
  Scottish Land Commission
• Nicola Barclay
  Chief Executive
  Homes for Scotland
5. Medium Term Financial Strategy Review
6. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
7. Scottish Social Housing Charter
8. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

3rd Meeting

25 January

1. National Planning Framework 4
Show witnesses
• Robbie Calvert
  Policy, Practice and Research Officer
  The Royal Town Planning Institute
• Clare Symonds
  Founder and Chair
  Planning Democracy
• Ailsa Macfarlane
  Director
  Built Environment Forum Scotland
• Barbara Cummins
  Vice Chair
  Planning Aid for Scotland
• Christina Gaiger
  President
  The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
and then from:
• Dr Caroline Brown
  Lecturer in Environmental Planning & Healthy Environments
  Heriot-Watt University
• Professor Cliff Hague
  Emeritus Professor, Heriot-Watt University, and Chair of the Cockburn Association
• Professor Leigh Sparks
  Deputy Principal and Professor of Retail Studies
  University of Stirling
2. Subordinate legislation
3. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

2nd Meeting

18 January

1. National Planning Framework 4
Show witnesses
• Andy Kinnaird
  Head of Transforming Planning
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Simpson
  Chief Planner
  Scottish Government
2. National Planning Framework 4 (in private)

1st Meeting

11 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
Show witnesses
• Johanna Baxter
  Head of Local Government
  UNISON
and then from:
• Councillor Gail Macgregor
  Resources Spokesperson
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Eileen Rowand
  Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Services, Fife Council
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Martin Booth
  Executive Director, Finance, Glasgow City Council
  SOLACE
and then from:
• Kate Forbes
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  Scottish Government
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Caroline Dicks
  Investment Manager
  Scottish Government
• Ellen Leaver
  Deputy Director, Local Government and Analytical Services Division
  Scottish Government
• Catriona MacKean
  Head of Better Homes
  Scottish Government
• Ian Storrie
  Head of Local Government Finance
  Scottish Government
3. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
4. Subordinate legislation

This is all meetings of Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

16th Meeting

21 December

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Mott
  Head of Housing Markets Unit
  Scottish Government
• Rachel Nicholson
  Lawyer, Housing and Elections Branch of the legal directorate
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill
8. National Planning Framework 4

15th Meeting

14 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tony Cain
  Policy Manager
  ALACHO
• Andrew Mitchell
  Regulatory Services Manager
  City of Edinburgh Council
• Ailsa Raeburn
  Chair
  Community Land Scotland
• Chief Inspector Nicola Robison
  Police Scotland
• Leon Thompson
  Executive Director, Scotland
  UK Hospitality
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23

14th Meeting

07 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Fiona Campbell
  Chief Executive, Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers
• Amanda Cupples
  General Manager for Northern Europe
  Airbnb
• Shomik Panda
  Director General
  UK Short Term Accommodation Association
• David Weston
  Chair, Scottish Bed and Breakfast Association (SBBA)
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation

13th Meeting

30 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Retrofitting housing for net-zero
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• Professor Ken Gibb
  Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence
  University of Glasgow
• Chris Morgan
  Architect and Director
  John Gilbert Architects
and then from:
• Bruce Cuthbertson
  Chairperson, East Ayrshire Federation (of tenants and residents)
• Aaron Hill
   Director of Policy and Membership, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
•  Bryan Leask
  Chief Executive, Hjaltland Housing Association Ltd
• Derek Logie
  Chief Executive
  Rural Housing Scotland
and then from:
•  Stephen Good
  Chief Executive, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
• Elizabeth Leighton
  Director
  Existing Homes Alliance Scotland
• Professor Lori McElroy
  Professor of Architecture
  University of Strathclyde
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Retrofitting housing for net-zero
5. Subordinate legislation

12th Meeting

23 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Ash Regan
  Minister for Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Jim Wilson
  Licensing Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Louise Miller
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office
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• Councillor Alison Evison
  President
  COSLA
• Alexis Camble
  Policy and Participation Officer, Equalities
  COSLA
• Sarah Gadsen
  Chief Executive
  Improvement Service
• Laura Hutchison
  Principal, Compliance Team Scotland
  Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland
and then from:
• Jessie Duncan
  Development Officer
  Engender
• Alys Mumford
  Steering Group Member and Chair
  Women 50:50
• Councillor Soryia  Siddique
  Councillor
  Elect Her
• Ethan Young
  Civic Participation Manager
  Inclusion Scotland
• Councillor Junaid Ashraf
  Community Engagement Officer, Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations Scotland
and then from:
• James Kelly
  General Secretary
  Scottish Labour Party
• Councillor Louise McAllister
  Ellon and District
• Roslyn MacPherson
  former council candidate in the Western Isles
• Councillor Kelly Parry
  Local Government Convener
  Scottish National Party
• Sheila Ritchie
  Convener
  Scottish Liberal Democrats
• Councillor Cameron Rose
  Southside/Newington
5. Continuity Act - draft policy statement and draft annual report
6. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office

11th Meeting

16 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Anouk Berthier
  Non-Domestic Rates Policy
  Scottish Government
• David Smith
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
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• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Craig McGuffie
   Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Naeem Bhatti
  Head of Fuel Poverty and Housing Standards Unit
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. National Planning Framework 4

10th Meeting

09 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
3. Non-Domestic Rates Covid 19 Appeals Regulations
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• David Magor
   Chief Executive
  Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation
• Martin Clarkson
  Member of the Business Rates Working Group
  Scottish Property Federation
• Pete Wildman
  Chair, Electoral Registration Committee
  Scottish Assessors Association
• Alastair Kirkwood
  Past President
  Scottish Assessors Association
• Charles Golding
  Senior Specialist, Valuation and Investment Advisory
  Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
and then from:
• Jonathan Sharma
  Policy Manager - Local Government Finance
  COSLA
• Kevin Fraser
  Principal Officer (Local Taxes)
  Perth & Kinross Council
4. Non-Domestic Rates Covid 19 Appeals Regulations
5. Retrofitting housing for net-zero

9th Meeting

02 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Local Governance Review
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• Rona Mackay
  Community Council Member
  Benbecula Community Council
• Alison Macleod
  Society Secretary
  Midsteeple Quarter
• Debbie Herron
  Development Manager
  Forres Area Community Trust
•  Pauline Smith
  Chief Executive
  Connect Community Trust
• Philip Revell
  Community board member
  Sustaining Dunbar
and then from:
• Councillor Alison Evison
  President
  COSLA
• Simon Cameron
  Chief Officer, Employers Team
  COSLA
and then from:
• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Brian Logan
  Local Governance Review Policy Manager
  Scottish Government
• Robin Haynes
  Head of Council Tax Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. The Local Governance Review
5. National Planning Framework 4

8th Meeting

26 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Marc Crothall
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Tourism Alliance
• Stuart Mackinnon
  Head of Communications and Public Affairs
  Federation of Small Businesses
• Leon Thompson
  Executive Director
  UK Hospitality
• Paul Togneri
  Senior Policy Manager
  Scottish Beer & Pub Association
• Colin Wilkinson
  Managing Director
  Scottish Licensed Trade Association
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

7th Meeting

05 October

1. Subordinate legislation
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• Ben Macpherson
  Minister for Social Security and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Tony Romain
  Senior Policy Officer, Local Government Policy and Relationships Unit
  Scottish Government
• Claire McKenna
  Senior Policy Officer, Local Government Policy and Relationships Unit
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Work programme (in private)

6th Meeting

28 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Local Government, Housing and Planning
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• Craig McLaren
  Director of Scotland, Ireland and English Regions, Royal Town Planning Institute
• Clare Symonds
   Chair, Planning Democracy
• Stacey Dingwall
  Senior Policy Manager, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
• Nicola Barclay
  Chief Executive
  Homes for Scotland
• Callum Chomczuk
  National Director, Chartered Institute of Housing
• Ellinore Folkesson
  National Chair, Living Rent
• Tony Cain
  Policy Manager
  ALACHO
3. Subordinate legislation
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• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Maria McCann
  Head of Elections Team
  Scottish Government
• Kenny Pentland
  Senior Policy Officer, Elections.
  Scottish Government
• Craig McGuffie
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Subordinate legislation
9. Subordinate legislation
10. Subordinate legislation
11. Local Government, Housing and Planning
12. Subordinate Legislation

5th Meeting

21 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Local Government, Housing and Planning
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• David Allan
  Deputy Director
  Scottish Community Development Centre
• Paul Bradley
  Policy & Public Affairs Manager
  Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
• Kim Fellows
  Commissioning Editor
  Local Government Information Unit
• Sarah Gadsen
  Chief Executive
  Improvement Service
• Angus Hardie
  Director
  Scottish Community Alliance
• Paul O'Brien
  Chief Executive
  Association for Public Service Excellence
3. Electoral Arrangements Regulations
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• Ronnie Hinds
  Chair
  Boundaries Scotland
• Ailsa Henderson
  Deputy Chair
  Boundaries Scotland
• Colin Wilson
  Review Manager for the Scottish Boundary Commissions Secretariat
  Boundaries Scotland
4. Local Government, Housing and Planning
5. Electoral Arrangements Regulations

4th Meeting

14 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Electoral Arrangements Regulations
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• Karen Greaves
  Head of Executive Support, Orkney Islands Council
• Maggie Sandison
  Chief Executive, Shetland Islands Council
and then from:
• Councillor Margaret Davidson
  Leader, Highland Council
• Douglas Hendry
  Executive Director, Argyll and Bute Council
• Derek Mackay
  Governance and Elections Manager, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
3. Electoral Arrangements Regulations

3rd Meeting

07 September

1. Local Government, Housing and Planning
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• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Catriona MacKean
  Deputy Director for Better Homes (Interim)
  Scottish Government
• Caroline Dicks
  Head of Affordable Housing Supply Programme
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Garvin
  Deputy Director for Building Standards
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Councillor Alison Evison
  President
  COSLA
• Sarah Watters
  Director of Membership and Resources
  COSLA
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Local Government, Housing and Planning

2nd Meeting

31 August

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Local Government, Housing and Planning
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• Kate Forbes
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  Scottish Government
• Andy Kinnaird
  Strategic Engagement and Planning Reform Coordinator, Planning and Architecture Division
  Scottish Government
• Bill Stitt
  Team Leader, Revenue and Capital, Local Government Finance
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Elma Murray
  Interim chair Accounts Commission
  Accounts Commission
• Anthony Clark
  Interim Controller of Audit
  Accounts Commission
• Brian Howarth
  Audit Director
  Accounts Commission
• Carol Calder
  Interim Audit Director
  Accounts Commission
• Blyth Deans
  Audit Manager
  Accounts Commission
4. Local Government, Housing and Planning
5. Work programme

1st Meeting

22 June