Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
5th Meeting, 2026
Committees sometimes meet in private. This might be to hear confidential or particularly sensitive information, or to discuss a draft report. When a committee meets in private, its proceedings are not broadcast and there is no Official Report. However, the committee minutes will record the business taken and any decisions reached.
The Committee will consider a draft report.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
(At approximately 10.00am) The Committee will decide whether to take items 7 and 8 in private.
The Committee will take evidence on the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1, followed by evidence on the—
Visitor Levy (Local Authority Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Visitor Levy (Reviews and Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
from—
Papers for this item:
Public Paper 2 (142KB, pdf) posted 29 January 2026
Public Paper 4 (157KB, pdf) posted 29 January 2026
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
Ivan McKee (Minister for Public Finance) to move—
S6M-20366—That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Visitor Levy (Local Authority Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.
S6M-20365—That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Visitor Levy (Reviews and Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.
S6M-20509—That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Visitor Levy (Interest on Unpaid Levy and Penalties) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/9)
Papers for this item:
Public Paper 5 (114KB, pdf) posted 29 January 2026
The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/1)
Building (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/7)
Papers for this item:
Public Paper 6 (165KB, pdf) posted 29 January 2026
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3, and at its meeting on 27 January 2026.
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at its meeting on 27 January 2026.
The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.