Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
15th Meeting, 2025
The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.
The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025 from—
Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Parliamentary Business, Iain Hockenhull, Elections Bill Team Leader, Lorraine Walkinshaw, Lawyer and Jordan McGrory, Lawyer, Scottish Government .
Jamie Hepburn MSP (Minister for Parliamentary Business) moved—S6M-18103—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025 be approved.
The Committee agreed to approve a change of purpose request from the Cross-Party Group on Deafness. The Committee noted the potential overlap between the purpose of the Cross-Party Group on Deafness and the Cross-Party Group on Visual Impairment and agreed to consider the general issue of overlap in Cross-Party Group purposes as part of its future work programme.
The Committee reviewed its work programme.