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Chamber and committees

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee


Agenda: 13 November 2025

Thursday, 13 November 2025

21st Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill
  3. Lobbying (Scotland) Act
  4. Independent Review of the Process for Determining Electoral Boundaries in Scotland
  5. Cross-Party Group complaint

Agenda published: Tuesday, 11 November 2025 11:58am

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private.


2. Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

  • Gordon Martin
    Regional Organiser and Lead Officer for CalMac Ferries
    National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)
  • Dr Kenneth Meechan
    Head of Information and Data Protection Officer
    Glasgow City Council
  • and then from:

  • Chris Milne
    Former Chair
    Scottish Higher Education Information Practitioners (SHEIP) Group
  • Fiona Stuart
    Privacy sub-committee member
    Law Society of Scotland

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Lobbying (Scotland) Act

The Committee will consider proposed changes to the Lobbying (Scotland) Act.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Independent Review of the Process for Determining Electoral Boundaries in Scotland

The Committee will consider a draft report from the Chair of the Review.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


5. Cross-Party Group complaint

The Committee will consider a complaint in relation to the Cross-Party Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item