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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee


Agenda: 17 July 2025

Thursday, 17 July 2025

4th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 03:15pm
Location: Edinburgh City Chambers, 253 High Street, Edinburgh
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Committee effectiveness
  3. Evidence Session
  4. Code of Conduct Rule Changes
  5. Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016

Agenda published: Tuesday, 15 July 2025 10:21am

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private.


2. Committee effectiveness

The Committee will take evidence, in a roundtable discussion from—

  • Gemma Diamond
    Director of Innovation and Transformation
    Audit Scotland
  • Marc Geddes
    Senior Lecturer in Politics
    University of Edinburgh
  • David Natzler KCB
    lerk of the House of Commons 2015-2019, Clerk of Committees 2008-09 and Clerk to the House of Commons Reform Committee (the Wright Committee) 2009-10
  • Professor Meg Russell
    Director, Constitution Unit
    University College London
  • Brian Taylor
    Former Political Editor BBC Scotland, Columnist The Herald

3. Evidence Session

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.


4. Code of Conduct Rule Changes

The Committee will consider draft Code of Conduct Rule changes.


5. Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016

The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk.


Official Report

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