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Chamber and committees

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Session 6]


Agenda: 01 April 2025

Tuesday, 01 April 2025

12th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 10:00am
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
  3. Instruments subject to negative procedure
  4. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
  5. Evidence session with the Minister for Parliamentary Business
  6. Evidence session with the Minister for Parliamentary Business

Agenda published: Friday, 28 March 2025 01:57pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.


2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Group Relief and Sub-sale Development Relief Modifications) (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Instruments subject to negative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Recognition of Overseas Qualifications (Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/67)
Railway Closure (Exclusion) (Hairmyres) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/81)



5. Evidence session with the Minister for Parliamentary Business

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Jamie Hepburn
    Minister for Parliamentary Business
    Scottish Government
  • Douglas Kerr
    Deputy Legislation Co-ordinator, Scottish Government Legal Department
    Scottish Government
  • Steven MacGregor
    Head of Parliament and Legislation Unit
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


6. Evidence session with the Minister for Parliamentary Business

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.