Meeting Agenda
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.
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
Paper 1_AbsentVotingSSIs_clerksnote posted 09/02/2026 (Ref: SPPAC/S6/26/5/1, 231KB, pdf)
SPPAC/S6/26/5/2(P) (Private Paper)
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.
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.
The Committee will consider a complaint in relation to the Cross-Party Group on Credit Unions.
SPPAC/S6/26/5/3(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will consider the report and correspondence from the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.
SPPAC/S6/26/5/4(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will consider a draft report and draft changes to the Code of Conduct in respect of Cross-Party Groups.