Meeting Agenda
The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private.
The Committee will take evidence on —
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
Paper_1_Clerks_Note posted 28/09/2026 (Ref: SPPAC/S7/26/4/1, 179KB, pdf)
SPPAC/S7/26/4/2(P) (Private Paper)
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.
The Committee will consider—
The Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/251)Paper_3_Clerks_Note posted 28/09/2026 (Ref: SPPAC/S7/26/4/3, 288KB, pdf)
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
Paper_4_Clerks_Note posted 28/09/2026 (Ref: SPPAC/S7/26/4/4, 756KB, pdf)
SPPAC/S7/26/4/5(P) (Private Paper)
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
Paper_6_Clerks_Note posted 28/09/2026 (Ref: SPPAC/S7/26/4/6, 284KB, pdf)
SPPAC/S7/26/4/7(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will review the evidence it heard under agenda items 5 and 6.