Chamber and committees

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

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Meeting Agenda

11th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:57am

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

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2 Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill

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

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Witnesses

Graham Simpson, Member in charge of the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill, Scottish Parliament

Ben McKendrick, Senior Clerk, The Scottish Parliament

Catriona Lyle, Solicitor, Legal Services, Scottish Parliament

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1_Recall_clerksnote posted 16/06/2025 (Ref: SPPAC/S6/25/11/1, 112KB, pdf)

SPPAC/S6/25/11/2(P) (Private Paper)

3_SPICe_WrittenEvidenceAnalysis posted 16/06/2025 (Ref: SPPAC/S6/25/11/3, 283KB, pdf)

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3 Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (LCM-S6-59).

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4_Clerk Note posted 16/06/2025 (Ref: SPPAC/S6/25/11/4, 268KB, pdf)

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4 Evidence Session

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

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