Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting Agenda
6th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Friday, February 24, 2023 03:36pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7, 8 and 9 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on —
The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Amendment of Expiry Dates and Rent Cap Modification) Regulations 2023; and
The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act (Early Expiry and Suspension of Provisions) Regulations 2023 from—
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
Public_Paper1 323KB pdf posted 23/02/2023 (Ref: LGHP/S6/23/6/1)
LGHP/S6/23/6/2(P) (Private Paper)
3 Subordinate legislation
Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights to move—S6M-07703— That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Amendment of Expiry Dates and Rent Cap Modification) Regulations 2023 be approved.
4 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2023
PublicPaper3 184KB pdf posted 23/02/2023 (Ref: LGHP/S6/23/6/3)
5 Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Carol Calder, Audit Director, Audit Scotland
Stuart Graham, Representative , Community Planning Network
Tim McKay, Deputy Chair, Accounts Commission
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
PublicPaper_4 171KB pdf posted 24/02/2023 (Ref: LGHP/S6/23/6/4)
LGHP/S6/23/6/5(P) (Private Paper)
6 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
7 Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
8 Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office
The Committee will consider draft correspondence.
LGHP/S6/23/6/6(P) (Private Paper)
9 Review of Local Governance
The Committee will consider draft correspondence.
LGHP/S6/23/6/7(P) (Private Paper)