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Chamber and committees

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee


Minutes: 20 November 2025

Thursday, 20 November 2025

22nd Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:00am
End time: 11:24am
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Published: Thursday, 20 November 2025
Apologies received from:
Substitute Members Attendees:
Also Present:
  • Katy Clark

Minutes


1. Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

David Hamilton, Scottish Information Commissioner, and Paul Mutch, Deputy Head of Policy and Information, Scottish Information Commissioner;

and then from—

Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Jill McPherson, Head of Freedom of Information Unit and Ross Grimley, Lawyer, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.


2. Evidence Session (in private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.


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