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Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee


Agenda: 12 February 2026

Thursday, 12 February 2026

5th Meeting, 2026

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

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Subordinate legislation
  5. Cross-Party Group complaint
  6. Report of the Review of Members of the Scottish Parliament Complaints Sanctions Review
  7. Code of Conduct

Agenda published: Monday, 09 February 2026 04:01pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private and whether its consideration of Standing Order changes in relation to elected conveners and other miscellaneous and minor Standing Order changes should be taken in private at future meetings.


2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 and the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 from—

  • Graeme Dey
    Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans
    Scottish Government
  • Iain Hockenhull
    Head of Elections
    Scottish Government
  • Kenneth Pentland
    Senior Policy Officer, Elections
    Scottish Government
  • Lorraine Walkinshaw
    Solicitor
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Subordinate legislation

Graeme Dey (Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans) to move—

S6M-20589—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] be approved.


4. Subordinate legislation

Graeme Dey (Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans) to move—

S6M-20590—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.


5. Cross-Party Group complaint

The Committee will consider a complaint in relation to the Cross-Party Group on Credit Unions.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


6. Report of the Review of Members of the Scottish Parliament Complaints Sanctions Review

The Committee will consider the report and correspondence from the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


7. Code of Conduct

The Committee will consider a draft report and draft changes to the Code of Conduct in respect of Cross-Party Groups.


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