Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, 19 Jan 2010

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Official Report 134KB pdf

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

I welcome everyone to the first meeting this year of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. I do not know whether I am too late to do so, but I wish everyone a happy new year. We have not received any apologies, so I am expecting a full turnout this afternoon.

The first item of business is a decision on whether to take in private items 5 and 6. The committee previously agreed to take in private item 7, which is consideration of our draft report on the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Bill, and item 8, which is consideration of a note by the clerk on section 2 of the code of conduct. In item 5, the committee will be invited to agree its approach to a rule change on financial memorandums, and in item 6, the committee will be invited to consider its work programme and to decide whether to take forward a number of new issues. Are members agreed?

Members indicated agreement.