Chamber and committees

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

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Meeting Agenda

23rd Meeting, 2025

• Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Thursday, September 11, 2025 04:07pm

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1 Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.

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2 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Climate Change (Local Development Plan) (Repeals) (Scotland) Order 2025 from—

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Witnesses

Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Scottish Government

Adam Henry, Senior Planner, Scottish Government

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LGHP/S6/25/23/1(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Subordinate legislation

Minister for Public Finance to move—S6M-18057— That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Climate Change (Local Development Plan) (Repeals) (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft] be approved.

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4 Pre-Budget Scrutiny

The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—

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Witnesses

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

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PublicPaper2 posted 11/09/2025 (Ref: LGHP/S6/25/23/2, 312KB, pdf)

LGHP/S6/25/23/3(P) (Private Paper)

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5 Pre-Budget Scrutiny

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

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6 Building Safety and Maintenance

The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing.

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LGHP/S6/25/23/4(P) (Private Paper)

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