Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting Agenda
19th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Start time: 09:30am
- Published: Thursday, August 31, 2023 01:16pm
1 Declaration of interests
Pam Gosal MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
2 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private.
3 Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
The Committee will take evidence from—
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
PublicPaper1 469KB pdf posted 31/08/2023 (Ref: LGHP/S6/23/19/1)
LGHP/S6/23/19/2(P) (Private Paper)
4 New Deal with Local Government
The Committee will take evidence from—
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)
PublicPaper3 165KB pdf posted 31/08/2023 (Ref: LGHP/S6/23/19/3)
LGHP/S6/23/19/4(P) (Private Paper)
5 Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
6 New Deal with Local Government
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
7 Community Councils
The Committee will consider its approach to its inquiry into Community Councils.
LGHP/S6/23/19/5(P) (Private Paper)