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Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee


Meeting Agenda

6th Meeting, 2025

  • Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
  • Session: 6
  • Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
  • Start time: 10:00am
  • Published: Thursday, February 20, 2025 02:57pm

1 Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.


2 Council Tax Inquiry

The Committee will take evidence from—


Witnesses

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

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025

Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2025



4 Council Tax Inquiry

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


5 Building Safety

The Committee will consider written evidence.



6 Ethical Standards Commissioner

The Committee will consider correspondence from the Ethical Standards Commissioner.



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