Finance Committee, 06 Oct 2009
Meeting date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Official Report
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Legal Services (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
Item 5 is for the committee to consider its approach to scrutiny of the financial memorandum to the Legal Services (Scotland) Bill.
Members will see from the clerk's paper that the financial memorandum indicates that the total quantifiable costs and savings arising as a direct result of the bill's provisions are expected to be comparatively small. On that basis, it is proposed that we adopt level 1 scrutiny of the financial memorandum, and that we seek written evidence from the organisations as outlined in the clerk's paper. Is that agreed?
I apologise for being a dumpling earlier on, and thank everyone for their politeness in not pointing it out.
I suggest that the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland be invited to submit evidence along with the Royal Institute of British Architects. In the interests of clarity, I should let the committee know that I am an honorary fellow of RIAS.
Is that agreed?
Members indicated agreement.
Are members now content with the proposed approach?
Members indicated agreement.
As agreed at a previous meeting, the committee will now move into private session to consider its work programme.
Meeting continued in private until 15:47.