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Our third agenda item is a decision on whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private. Item 4 is consideration of correspondence from the Presiding Officer about his guidance on conduct in the chamber. Item 5 is consideration of whether to modify the party representation requirement for cross-party groups as set out in the code of conduct. Item 6 is consideration of our work programme. Do members agree to take those items in private?
I suggest that we take items 4 and 5 in public. I accept that discussions of the work programme are usually held in private before the work programme is made public. However, I think that we as a committee should, where possible, operate with the presumption that we will do things in public, while, obviously, absenting those areas that are clearly sensitive. We should start as we mean to carry on; therefore, I move that we keep items 4 and 5 in public.
Thank you, Jackie. That is a fair point well made. As there is no dissent in the committee, we will take items 4 and 5 in public and item 6, which is the consideration of our work programme, in private.
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