Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 3, 2017

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning and welcome to the 27th meeting in 2017 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. Monica Lennon has sent her apologies, and I welcome Pauline McNeill, her substitute. I also welcome David Torrance back; he has been off for a few weeks.

It is proposed that the committee take items 8, 9, 10 and 11 in private. Item 8 is consideration of our approach to the proposed draft Police Act 1997 and Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Remedial Order 2018; item 9 is consideration of the Scottish Government’s response to the committee’s questions on the delegated powers provisions in the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill; item 10 is consideration of the contents of our report to the Equalities and Human Rights Committee on the delegated powers in the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill; and item 11 is consideration of the evidence that we are about to hear from the minister on the Social Security (Scotland) Bill. Does the committee agree to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.