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The next item of business is consideration of parliamentary bureau motion S7M-01096, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on the election of a committee convener. A vacancy has arisen in the position of convener in the Criminal Justice Committee. Under the rules, the Parliament must elect a new convener, and it is proposed that the election take place this week. I therefore invite the Parliament to agree motion S7M-01096, setting out the location of the vote and the date and time of the voting period for the election. Members who wish to speak to the motion should press their request-to-speak button now.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees, under Rule 12.1.2C, that:
(a) election of convener of the Criminal Justice Committee will take place on Wednesday 9 September 2026;
(b) that the location of the election will be Committee Room 5 (the Smith Room); and
(c) that the voting period of the election will commence at 2.30pm and conclude at 7pm.—[Jamie Hepburn]
I call Kate Nevens.
To ask the Scottish Government—
Sorry—I thought you were speaking to the motion.
Oh, sorry. No.
It is all right. We all get overexcited now and again.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees, under Rule 12.1.2C, that:
(a) election of convener of the Criminal Justice Committee will take place on Wednesday 9 September 2026;
(b) that the location of the election will be Committee Room 5 (the Smith Room); and
(c) that the voting period of the election will commence at 2.30pm and conclude at 7pm.
The nomination period for the convener of the Criminal Justice Committee is open until 1 pm tomorrow. Only members of the SNP are eligible to be nominated as convener of that committee. To be valid, nominations must be proposed by the member of that member’s party and seconded by a member of another party. The election will open at the start of business on Wednesday. Anyone who is interested in participating in the nomination process can obtain a nomination form from the clerks in the business team in room T.103, which is located at the top of the garden lobby steps. The clerks can also advise on the procedure that is to be followed.
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