We move to agenda item 6, which is approval of the specification for an adviser to assist us in scrutinising the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill. The specification is required if we are to get permission from the Parliamentary Bureau to appoint an adviser. The paper that members have before them details what we would expect from the adviser, the remit and so on. Do members have any comments on the specification as it is laid out in the paper?
I have no specific comments. However, having been on the committee that considered the previous assisted suicide bill, I presume that the specifications for the adviser for that bill were looked at and taken into consideration in preparing this specification. I am getting a nod from the clerk.
Okay. Are we agreed to approve the specification?
We will now move to agenda item 7. As previously agreed, we will take the item in private, as is normal for discussions on our work programme.
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