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SUMMARY:5th Meeting\, 2026 (Session 7)
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DESCRIPTION:Select Committee: Standards\, Procedures and Public Appointmen
 ts Committee. The committee will meet at  9:15am at Committee Room 3 and w
 ill be broadcast on  www.scottishparliament.tv.\n1. Decisions on taking bu
 siness in private:  The Committee will decide whether to take items 6\, 7 
 and 8 in private.\n2. Cross-Party Group:  The Committee will consider an a
 pplication for recognition from the proposed Cross-Party Group on Ireland\
 , and take evidence from—\n\nPatricia Gibson\, Proposed Convener of Cros
 s-Party Group on Ireland\, Scottish Parliament.\n\n3. Cross-Party Group - 
 approval:  The Committee will decide whether to accord recognition to the 
 proposed Cross-Party Group on Ireland.\n4. Scottish Local Government Elect
 ions (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill – Stage 1 evidence
 :  The Committee will take evidence from—\n\nProfessor Toby James\, Prof
 essor of Politics and Public Policy\, University of East Anglia UK\;\n\n\n
 Professor Alistair Clark\, Professor of Political Science\, Newcastle Univ
 ersity\;\n\n\nAndy Hunter\, Chair of the Scotland and Northern Ireland Bra
 nch\, Association of Electoral Administrators\;\n\nand then from—\n\nJam
 ie Hepburn\, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans\, Iain Hocke
 nhull\, Head of Elections\, and Angus Reid-Bryan\, Elections Team\, Scotti
 sh Government.\n\n\nLorraine Walkinshaw\, Lawyer\, Scottish Government Leg
 al Directorate.\n\n5. Subordinate legislation:  The Committee will conside
 r the Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Ele
 ctions) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2026 [SSI 2026/263]\n6. 
 Review of evidence:  The Committee will consider the evidence it heard und
 er agenda item 4.\n7. Temporary Standing Order Rule Changes:  The Committe
 e will consider its approach to scrutiny of the Presiding Officer's tempor
 ary changes to Standing Orders. \n8. Complaint:  The Committee will conti
 nue its consideration of a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standa
 rds in Public Life in Scotland.\nFor further information\, contact the Cle
 rk to the Committee on email at [email protected].. View Source: https://
 www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/whats-on-and-watch-live/whats-o
 n?dateFrom=10%2F8%2F2026
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