Item 1 is consideration of a specification for our temporary standards adviser, whom we agreed to appoint at our previous meeting. Once we have agreed a specification, the clerk will submit a paper to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. On the assumption that the SPCB approves the proposal, the clerk, in consultation with the Scottish Parliament's information centre, will draw up a list of potential advisers, which we can discuss at the next suitable meeting of the committee.
The commissioner will probably have to be a member of the staff of the Parliament. Will they be a committee appointee?
We are discussing the appointment of an adviser, not a commissioner.
This is not a discussion about whether we want a commissioner or an adviser.
Absolutely not.
The specification could be changed slightly in view of our discussion on the models of investigation. Nothing is set in stone at this point.
Do we agree to submit the draft specification that we have before us to the corporate body?