Finance and Public Administration Committee

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 and all future draft reports in private. 2. Budget (Scotland) Act Amendment Regulations 2026 – evidence: The Committee will take evidence on the Budget (Scotland) Act Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft] from— Hannah Mary Goodlad, Minister for Public Finance, Scott Mackay, Head of Finance Co-ordination, and Craig Maidment, Senior Budget and Funding Manager, Scottish Government. 3. Budget (Scotland) Act Amendment Regulations 2026– motion recommending approval: Hannah Mary Goodlad, Minister for Public Finance to move— S7M-01360 - That the Finance and Public Administration Committee recommends that the Budget (Scotland) Act Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved. 4. Work programme: (In Private) The Committee will consider its work programme. 5. Public Office (Accountability) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) – report: The Committee will consider a draft report on the supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S7-10. 6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2027-28: Affordability and sustainability of Scotland's tax and spending plans – report: The Committee will consider a draft report.