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Finance and Public Administration Committee


Meeting Agenda

8th Meeting, 2026

  • Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
  • Session: 7
  • Location: Committee Room 1
  • Start time: 09:30am
  • Published: Friday, October 2, 2026 03:54pm

1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take agenda item 5 and future reviews of evidence in private.


2 Public Office (Accountability) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) – evidence

The Committee will take evidence on supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S7-10 from—


Witnesses

Jenny Gilruth, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Scottish Government

Jenny Brough, Safer Communities LCM Support and Coordination, Scottish Government

Francesca Morton, Justice LCM Support and Coordination, Scottish Government

Marion McCormack, Legal LCM Support and Coordination, Scottish Government



3 Subordinate legislation – evidence

The Committee will take evidence on the Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft] and the Air Departure Tax (Administration)(Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft] from—


Witnesses

Jenny Gilruth, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Scottish Government

Stuart Wilson, Transport Taxes Team Leader, Scottish Government

Martin Davidson, Head of New Taxes Unit, Scottish Government

Laura Wilkinson, Lawyer, Scottish Government



4 Subordinate legislation - approval

Jenny Gilruth, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to move—

S7M-01280 - That the Finance and Public Administration Committee recommends that the Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved;

S7M-01281 - That the Finance and Public Administration Committee recommends that the Air Departure Tax (Administration)(Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.


5 Review of Evidence

The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.


6 Work programme (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.



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