Justice 1 Committee, 03 Sep 2002
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 3, 2002
Official Report
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Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc (Scotland) Bill
We now revert to agenda item 4. I refer members to paper J1/02/28/7, which sets out the background to the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc (Scotland) Bill and the relevant evidence from the Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board, which appeared before us during our inquiry into regulation of the legal profession.
The Parliamentary Bureau has designated the Justice 1 Committee as secondary committee on the bill. Do members wish to report to the Local Government Committee on the bill? If so, are members content to consider at a future meeting a draft response that is based on the evidence that we took during our inquiry on regulation of the legal profession? The bill's four objectives are described in the paper. The part that interests us is the abolition of the Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board. Are members content to take that proposed route?
Members indicated agreement.
Members might recall that, early in this life, we decided to discuss agenda item 6, which concerns witness expenses, in private.
Meeting continued in private until 16:26.