Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, March 13, 2014

Official Report 309KB pdf

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This is the fourth meeting of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee in 2014. Our first item of business is a decision on whether to consider in private at future meetings the next steps in the committee’s inquiry into procedures for considering legislation, its work programme, the provision of services to cross-party groups and a draft report on Scotland Act 2012 finance changes. Do members agree?

Members indicated agreement.

I have been reminded that we have received apologies from Fiona McLeod, who is not well this morning. As it was a relatively late call-off, we are slightly uncertain whether her substitute Colin Keir will be with us today. I hope that he will be, but we will see.