Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Official Report 545KB pdf
Contents
- Attendance
- Decision on Taking Business in Private
- Subordinate Legislation
- Scottish Parliament Practices and Procedures
- Annual Report
Annual Report
Item 5 is consideration of the committee’s final annual report of this parliamentary session. Do members have any comments to make on the report?
I have a technical point to make, but I have nothing against the report. Under “Resilience of the Scottish Parliament’s practices and procedures”, item 5 says:
“A rule change providing for the temporary amendment of Standing Orders came into effect on 8 March 2021.”
I appreciate that we expect that to happen, but can we sign off on the report today on that basis, as 8 March is in the future?
I see what you mean. Does anybody else want to comment on that technical point?
I do not know the answer.
I do not know, either. I do not know whether anything will happen in that regard by Monday. I think that we will have to sign off on the report at our next meeting.
I have received a note from the clerk saying that we can adjust the date prior to publication if that is proved to be necessary. Is that suitable, John?
Yes, of course.
Thank you. It is a good thing that you are awake and keeping us all in line. That ends the public part of the meeting.
10:19 Meeting continued in private until 10:36.