Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
7th Meeting, 2025
The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private.
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Malcolm Burr, Convener, Electoral Management Board for Scotland;
Peter Stanyon, Chief Executive, Association of Electoral Administrators;
Robert Nicol, Chair of the Electoral Registration Committee, Scottish Assessors' Association;
and then from—
Sarah Mackie, Head of the Electoral Commission in Scotland, Electoral Commission, Scotland;
Jenny Brotchie, Acting Head of Scottish Affairs, Information Commissioner's Office.
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
The Committee considered correspondence received from the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee. The Committee agreed to respond to the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee and to delegate to the Convener responsibility for agreeing the final terms of the response.