1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7, 8 and 9 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on —

The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Amendment of Expiry Dates and Rent Cap Modification) Regulations 2023; and

The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act (Early Expiry and Suspension of Provisions) Regulations 2023 from—

• Patrick Harvie
  Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
  Scottish Government
• Yvonne Gavan
  Team Leader, Housing Services and Rented Sector Reform Unit
  Scottish Government
• Adam Krawczyk
  Head of Housing, Homelessness and Regeneration, Communities Analytical Division
  Scottish Government
• Poppy Prior
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Yvette Sheppard
  Head of Housing Services and Rented Sector Reform Unit
  Scottish Government

3. Subordinate legislation

Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights to move—S6M-07703— That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Amendment of Expiry Dates and Rent Cap Modification) Regulations 2023 be approved.

4. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Early Expiry and Suspension of Provisions) Regulations 2023

Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2023

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

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Carol Calder
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Stuart Graham
  Representative
  Community Planning Network
• Tim McKay
  Deputy Chair
  Accounts Commission

and then from -

• David Allan
  Deputy Director, Scottish Community Development Centre
• Peter Kelly
  Director
  The Poverty Alliance
• Kirsty McNeill
  Policy and Research Officer
  Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)
• Ruth Whatling
  Head of Policy and Equality
  Homeless Network Scotland

6. Subordinate legislation

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

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

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

8. Understanding Barriers to Local Elected Office

The Committee will consider draft correspondence.

9. Review of Local Governance

The Committee will consider draft correspondence.