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Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Agenda: 01 October 2026

Thursday, 01 October 2026

4th Meeting, 2026

Start time: 09:15am
Location: Committee Room 3
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Subordinate Legislation
  3. Subordinate Legislation
  4. Subordinate Legislation
  5. Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill – Stage 1 evidence
  6. Representation of the People Bill (UK Parliament Legislation) – evidence
  7. Review of evidence

Agenda published: Monday, 28 September 2026 06:10pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers

1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private.

2. Subordinate Legislation

The Committee will take evidence on —

The Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft]

The Scottish Local Government Elections (Election Agents, Expenses and Publication of Information) Amendment Order 2026 [draft]

 

from—

  • Jamie Hepburn
    Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans
    Scottish Government

  • Iain Hockenhull
    Head of Elections
    Scottish Government

  • Lorraine Walkinshaw
    Lawyer
    Scottish Government Legal Directorate

Papers for this item:

Paper_1_Clerks_Note (179KB, pdf) posted 28 September 2026

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item

3. Subordinate Legislation

Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—

S7M-01085—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the The Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

S7M-01086—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the The Scottish Local Government Elections (Election Agents, Expenses and Publication of Information) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] be approved.

 

5. Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill – Stage 1 evidence

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Robert Nicol
    President
    Scottish Assessors Association

  • Chris Highcock
    Secretary to the Board and Depute Returning Officer for the City of Edinburgh
    Electoral Management Board for Scotland

Papers for this item:

Paper_4_Clerks_Note (756KB, pdf) posted 28 September 2026

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item

6. Representation of the People Bill (UK Parliament Legislation) – evidence

The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandums LCM-S6-74, LCM-S7-7, LCM-S7-7a and LCM-S7-7b from—

  • Robert Nicol
    Electoral Registration Officer
    Electoral Management Board for Scotland

  • Professor Toby James
    Professor of Politics and Public Policy
    University of East Anglia UK

Papers for this item:

Paper_6_Clerks_Note (284KB, pdf) posted 28 September 2026

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item

7. Review of evidence

The Committee will review the evidence it heard under agenda items 5 and 6.

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