Standards Committee,

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Official Report 216KB pdf

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Item in Private

Welcome to the seventh meeting of the Standards Committee in 2004. Members should please switch off their mobile phones. We have not received any apologies—I am sure that other members are on their way.

Agenda item 1 is consideration of whether to take in private item 5, which is initial consideration of a report from the Scottish parliamentary standards commissioner at stage 3. Paragraph 10.2.32 of the "Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament" requires the committee to consider the commissioner's report in private

"in order to ensure the privacy of any further investigation into the complaint."

Do members agree to take item 5 in private?

Members indicated agreement.