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Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Scrutiny of Ombudsman, Regulators, Commissions and Commissioner accountable to the Committee

The Committee has a role in scrutinising the performance of the following bodies accountable to the Parliament:

  • The Scottish Housing Regulator
  • The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
  • The Ethical Standards Commissioner
  • The Standards Commission for Scotland

The Committee undertakes annual scrutiny of these bodies, normally based around their annual reports.

Call for views (closed)

To inform its scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator and the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, the Committee asked for your views on the two bodies.

You can view the questions asked by the Committee and the responses to the call for views by accessing the links below:

Call for views on the Scottish Housing Regulator

Call for views on the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

Both calls for views closed on Friday 11 October.

Meetings

The inquiry was discussed at the following Committee meetings:

Correspondence

The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during the inquiry:

Scottish Housing Regulator 18 March 2025

Letter to the Scottish Housing Regulator, 18 March 2025

Scottish Housing Regulator 3 March 2025

Letter from the Scottish Housing Regulator, 3 March 2025

Scottish Public Services Ombudsman February 2025

Letter to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, 25 February 2025

Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

Letter to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, 25 February 2025

Ethical Standards Commissioner

Letter to the Ethical Standards Commissioner, 25 February 2025

Standards Commission for Scotland

Letter to the Convener of the Standards Commission for Scotland, 20 January 2025

The Provision of Training to Councillors on the Code of Conduct

Letter from the Improvement Service, 13 January 2025

The Scottish Housing Regulator January 2025

Letter to the Convener from Evelyn Tweed MSP, 13 January 2025

Scottish Housing Regulator

A submission from Patrick Gilbride, 7 January 2025

Standards Commission for Scotland follow up evidence session response

A letter from the Standards Commission for Scotland, 6 January 2025

Scottish Housing Regulator submission from GWSF

A submission from Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations, 6 January 2025

Standards Commission for Scotland 18 December post evidence session follow up request

Letter to the Standards Commission for Scotland, 18 December 2024

Ethical Standards Commissioner 18 December

Letter to the Ethical Standards Commissioner, 18 December 2024

The Scottish Housing Regulator

Letter to the Convener from Evelyn Tweed MSP, 29 June 2023

Scottish Housing Regulator June 2023

Letter from Paul Sweeney MSP and Evelyn Tweed MSP on the Takeover of Reidvale Housing Association and Role of Scottish Housing Regulator, 28 June 2023