Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
11th Meeting, 2024
Bob Doris MSP and Graham Simpson MSP (Agenda item 3)
Oliver Mundell MSP confirmed he had no relevant interests to declare.
The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
George Adam, Minister for Parliamentary Business,
Iain Hockenhull, Elections Bill Team Leader;
Angus Reid, Elections Policy Officer, Scottish Government;
Lorraine Walkinshaw, Lawyer and
David Maclennan, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate.
Jackie Dunbar declared an interest as a local authority councillor with the City of Aberdeen Council until May 2022.
The Committee considered the following—
Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment (Denmark) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/101)
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.