Meeting Agenda
The Committee will decide whether to take item 9 and 10 in private.
The Committee will take evidence on the Council Tax (Variation for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft] from—
Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Scottish Government
James Messis, Local Taxation Policy Team Leader, Scottish Government
Fiona Hepburn, Empty Homes Policy Manager, Scottish Government
Susan Robb, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Public Paper 1 posted 19/02/2026 (Ref: LGHP/S6/26/8/1, 202KB, pdf)
LGHP/S6/26/8/2(P) (Private Paper)
Shona Robison (Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government) to move—
S6M-20608 - That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Council Tax (Variation for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.
The Committee will take evidence on the Private Housing Rent Control (Exempt Property) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] from—
MÃ iri McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Scottish Government
Shaun Cassidy, Rent Control Team Leader, Scottish Government
Craig McGuffie, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Public Paper 3 posted 19/02/2026 (Ref: LGHP/S6/26/8/3, 193KB, pdf)
LGHP/S6/26/8/4(P) (Private Paper)
Màiri McAllan (Cabinet Secretary for Housing) to move—
S6M-20617- That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Private Housing Rent Control (Exempt Property) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.
The Committee will take evidence on—
from—
Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Scottish Government
David Storrie, Head of Local Taxation Policy, Scottish Government
Susan Robb, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Rachel Currie, Local Taxation Policy Manager, Scottish Government
Public Paper 5 posted 19/02/2026 (Ref: LGHP/S6/26/8/5, 130KB, pdf)
LGHP/S6/26/8/6(P) (Private Paper)
Ivan McKee (Minister for Public Finance) to move—
S6M-20735-That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Local Taxation Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition and Rules of Procedure) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.
S6M-20734-That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Allocation of Functions to the Local Taxation Chamber) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.
The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
Town and Country Planning (Fees for Appeals) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026
Town and Country Planning (Fees for Local Reviews) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026
Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026
Public Paper 7 posted 19/02/2026 (Ref: LGHP/S6/26/8/7, 133KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider its approach to its Legacy Report.
LGHP/S6/26/8/8(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will consider correspondence received on the European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.
LGHP/S6/26/8/9(P) (Private Paper)