Chamber and committees

Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee

Meeting Agenda

7th Meeting, 2026

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Session: 7
Location: Committee Room 5
Start time: 09:00am
Published: Friday, October 30, 2026 10:07am

1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.

2 Local government stakeholder roundtables – evidence

The Committee will take evidence from—

Witnesses

Mo Baines, Chief Executive Officer, Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE)

Jennifer Henderson, Member, Accounts Commission

Pippa Milne, Chair of SOLACE Scotland, and Argyll and Bute Chief Executive, SOLACE Scotland

John Mooney, Regional Organiser, UNISON

Heather Yedigaroff, Chief Executive Officer, Local Government Information Unit (LGIU)

Elizabeth Docherty, Director, Scottish Community Alliance

Justin Kenrick, Chair, Action Porty

Councillor David Ross, Leader of Fife Council, Fife Council

Pauline Smith, Chief Executive, Development Trusts Association Scotland

Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk - Local Government Roundtables posted 30/10/2026 (Ref: SJHLG/S7/26/7/1, 343KB, pdf)

SJHLG/S7/26/7/2(P) (Private Paper)

3 Local government stakeholder roundtable – consideration (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

4 Work programme (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

SJHLG/S7/26/7/3(P) (Private Paper)

5 Pre-Budget scrutiny – letter

The Committee will consider a revised draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing regarding its scrutiny preceding the Scottish Government’s Budget 2027-28.

SJHLG/S7/26/7/4(P) (Private Paper)