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Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee


Agenda: 02 October 2025

Thursday, 02 October 2025

17th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Subordinate legislation
  5. Subordinate legislation
  6. Consideration of guidance

Agenda published: Monday, 29 September 2025 05:05pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.


2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification of Councillors) Regulations 2025 [draft], the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification of Members of the House of Commons) Regulations 2025 [draft], and the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification of Members of the House of Lords) Regulations 2025 [draft] from—

  • Graeme Dey
    Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans
    Scottish Government
  • Ailsa McKeever
    Parliament and Legislation Unit
    Scottish Government
  • Iain Hockehull
    Head of Elections Team
    Scottish Government
  • Jordan McGrory
    Legal Directorate
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Subordinate legislation

Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—S6M-18743—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification of Members of the House of Commons) Regulations 2025 be approved.


4. Subordinate legislation

Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—S6M-18744—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification of Members of the House of Lords) Regulations 2025 be approved.


5. Subordinate legislation

Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—S6M-18745—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification of Councillors) Regulations 2025 be approved.


6. Consideration of guidance

The Committee will consider guidance on legislative consent.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


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