Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, March 20, 2025

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning. I welcome everyone to the fourth meeting in 2025 of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. I have received apologies from Ruth Maguire, and I welcome Rona Mackay, who is attending as a committee substitute.

Our first agenda item is a decision on whether to take subsequent items in private. Item 3 is a discussion on the evidence that we are about to hear, item 4 is a discussion on proposed rule changes to the code of conduct and item 5 is consideration of a note by the clerks on the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016. Are members content to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.