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Chamber and committees

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee


Agenda: 22 May 2025

Thursday, 22 May 2025

9th Meeting, 2025

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

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill
  3. Evidence Session
  4. Annual report

Agenda published: Monday, 19 May 2025 03:26pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

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


2. Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill

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

  • Dr Ben Stanford
    Senior Lecturer in Law
    Liverpool John Moores University
  • Professor Alistair Clark
    Professor of Political Science
    Newcastle University
  • Dr Nick McKerrell
    Senior Lecturer in Law
    Glasgow Caledonian University
  • and then from -

  • Annabel Mullin
    Director of Communications
    Elect Her
  • Juliet Swann
    Nations and Regions Programme Manager
    Transparency International UK
  • Willie Sullivan
    Director
    Electoral Reform Society

Papers for this item:

2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Evidence Session

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


4. Annual report

The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2024 to 12 May 2025.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item