Meeting Agenda
Patricia Gibson MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.
The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-74, LCM-S7-7, LCM-S7-7a and LCM-S7-7b from—
Professor Alan Renwick, Professor of Democratic Politics, University College London
Alison Williams, Director of Devolution and Law, Electoral Commission, Scotland
Jackie Killeen, Director of Electoral Administration and Regulation, Electoral Commission, Scotland
Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Scottish Government
Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, Scottish Government
Lorraine Walkinshaw, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
Jordan McGrory, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
Clerk_Note posted 26/10/2026 (Ref: SPPAC/S7/26/6/1, 321KB, pdf)
SPPAC/S7/26/6/2(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.
SPPAC/S7/26/6/3(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of temporary changes to Standing Orders agreed by the Parliament under Bureau motions S7M-00150 and S7M-00378.
SPPAC/S7/26/6/4(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 3.