1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Town and Country Planning (Development Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 from—

• Joe FitzPatrick
  Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning
  Scottish Government
• Kristen Anderson
  Principal Planner
  Scottish Government
• Andy Kinnaird
  Head of Transforming Planning
  Scottish Government
• Carrie Thomson
  Head of Development Planning & Housing
  Scottish Government

3. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Joe FitzPatrick
  Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Connal
  Team Leader, Public Service Reform and Community Planning
  Scottish Government
• David Milne
  Team Leader, Public Service Reform and Community Planning
  Scottish Government
• Councillor Steven Heddle
  Vice President
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Simon Cameron
  Chief Officer, Workforce and Corporate Policy Team
  COSLA
• Lucy Devlin
  Policy Assistant, Workforce and Corporate Policy Team
  COSLA

4. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

6. Work programme

The Committee will consider its approach to developing its work programme.