Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
5th Meeting, 2026
The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7 and 8 in private.
The Committee will consider an application for recognition from the proposed Cross-Party Group on Ireland, and take evidence from—
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 CPG Application (177KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2026
The Committee will decide whether to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Group on Ireland.
The Committee will take evidence from—
and then from:
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 Clerk Note (162KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2026
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider the Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2026 [SSI 2026/263]
Papers for this item:
Paper 4 Clerk Note (269KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2026
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 4.
The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of the Presiding Officer's temporary changes to Standing Orders.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will continue its consideration of a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland.
The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.