Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
11th Meeting, 2025
The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Graham Simpson, Member in charge of the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill;
Catriona Lyle, Solicitor, Legal Services, Scottish Parliament and
Ben McKendrick, Senior Clerk, The Scottish Parliament.
The Committee considered the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (LCM-S6-59). The Committee agreed to defer publication of its report until after the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has considered the memorandum and to delegate to the Convener responsibility for finalising the draft report for publication.
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.