Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, October 25, 2018

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Decisions on Taking Business in Private

Good morning, everyone. The meeting start time was meant to be 9.30, so we are doing extraordinarily well. I welcome you all to the 18th meeting in 2018 of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. We have received apologies from two members—Elaine Smith and Mark Ruskell. I hope that they will both be back next week and that everything is fine with them.

The first item on the agenda is a decision on whether to take business in private. Item 5 is on two complaint reports from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland, and item 6 is consideration of a draft report. Do members agree to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.

Item 2 is to ask the committee to make another decision on taking business in private. The committee is to decide whether to take consideration of reports from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland, and of the committee’s draft reports on the complaints concerned, in private at future meetings. Do members agree to do that?

Members indicated agreement.