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Chamber and committees

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee


Minutes: 22 May 2025

Thursday, 22 May 2025

9th Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:00am
End time: 11:22am
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Published: Thursday, 22 May 2025
Apologies received from:
Substitute Members Attendees:
Also Present:
  • Graham Simpson MSP

Minutes


1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private.


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

The Committee took 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.


3. Evidence Session (In Private):

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


4. Annual report (In Private):

The Committee agreed to publish its draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2024 to 12 May 2025.


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