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Is the committee content with the instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

Is the committee content to note the apology received from the Scottish Government for the oversight and that corrective action is not necessary in this instance?

Members indicated agreement.

Agenda item 2 is to decide whether to take items 5 to 8 in private. Is the committee content to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.

Under agenda item 3, we are considering two instruments, on which no points have been raised.

Welcome to the third meeting in 2023 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. We have received apologies from our convener, Stuart McMillan MSP. In his place, I welcome Jenni Minto MSP. Before we move to the first item on the agenda, I remind everyone present to switch mobile phones to silent, which I have just done.

The first item of business is a declaration of interests. In accordance with section 3 of the code of conduct, I invite Carol Mochan MSP to declare any interests that are relevant to the committee’s remit.

Does anyone have any comments to make on the instruments?

Thank you. I welcome Carol Mochan to the committee.

Before we move to the next item on the agenda, I take this opportunity, on behalf of the committee, to thank Paul Sweeney for his contribution to the work of the committee. I know that he will do well on whatever committee he moves to.

Okay. A note has been taken of that.

As there are no further comments on the two instruments, is the committee content with them?

Members indicated agreement.

Is the committee content with the instruments?

Members indicated agreement.

Under agenda item 4, we are considering two instruments, on which no points have been raised.