Chamber and committees

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Meeting Agenda

10th Meeting, 2021

Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Session: 6
Location: BlueJeans
Start time: 10:00am
Published: Thursday, November 4, 2021 12:46pm

1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.

2 European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018:

The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instrument:

The Waste and Agriculture (Legislative Functions) Regulations 2021

LGHP/S6/21/10/2(P) (Private Paper)

20211109_SI_Notification_CLERK_NOTE posted 04/11/2021 (Ref: LGHP/S6/21/10/1, 113KB, pdf)

3 Non-Domestic Rates Covid 19 Appeals Regulations:

The Committee will take evidence from—

Witnesses

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

Jonathan Sharma, Policy Manager - Local Government Finance, COSLA

Kevin Fraser, Principal Officer (Local Taxes), Perth & Kinross Council

LGHP/S6/21/10/4(P) (Private Paper)

20211109_RatingsandValuationSSI_CLERK_NOTE posted 04/11/2021 (Ref: LGHP/S6/21/10/3, 174KB, pdf)

4 Non-Domestic Rates Covid 19 Appeals Regulations

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

5 Retrofitting housing for net-zero:

The Committee will consider its approach to the inquiry.

LGHP/S6/21/10/5(P) (Private Paper)