Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

1. Declaration of interests: John Scott will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether its consideration of Code of Conduct Rule Changes, Standing Order Rule Changes and its work programme should be taken in private at future meetings.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2020 [draft] and on the Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 [draft] from—
Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans;
Jamie Bowman, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Al Gibson, Policy Adviser, Parliament and Legislation Unit, and Kenneth Pentland, Senior Policy Officer, Elections Team, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey to move—S5M-22418——That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2020 [draft] be approved.

5. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey to move—S5M-22491 —That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 [draft] be approved.

6. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2020 The Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

7. Commission on Parliamentary reform - next steps (in private): The Committee will consider a note by the clerk.

8. Commission on parliamentary reform - elected conveners (in private): The Committee will consider a note by the clerk.