1. Declaration of interests:

Oliver Mundell MSP confirmed he had no relevant interests to declare.

2. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.

3. Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

    George Adam, Minister for Parliamentary Business,

    Iain Hockenhull, Elections Bill Team Leader;

    Angus Reid, Elections Policy Officer, Scottish Government;

    Lorraine Walkinshaw, Lawyer and

    David Maclennan, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate.

Jackie Dunbar declared an interest as a local authority councillor with the City of Aberdeen Council until May 2022.

4. Instruments subject to negative procedure:

The Committee considered the following—

Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment (Denmark) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/101)

5. Evidence Session (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.