Meetings

7th Meeting, 2026

19 August 2026

1. Defective and Dangerous Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Bill Declaration

This is all meetings of Climate Action Committee held in 2026. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

6th Meeting

14 August

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Commissioner for Human Rights Bill
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• TEST Edna McIntyre
  Analyst Developer
  Scottish Decorators Federation
• Colin Pritchard
  Energy Business Manager
  INEAOS
and then from:
• Calvin Smith
  Chemical Engineer
  HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland
• Owen Smith
  Senior Manager, Audit Quality and Appointments
  Audit Scotland
• Inspector Test test Smith
  Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) and National Rural Crime Co-ordinator
  Police Scotland
3. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
4. Work programme

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20 July

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1. Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-68 and supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-68a from—

• Angela Constance
  Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
  Scottish Government

• Nicholas Parton
  Veterans Unit
  Scottish Government

• Clare McKinlay
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

Paper 1 - LCM scrutiny NI Troubles Bill

2. Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider the legislative consent memorandums lodged by Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs (LCM-S6-68 and LCM-S6-68a).

3. Crime and Policing Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will take evidence on supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-57d from—

• Angela Constance
  Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
  Scottish Government

• Yvonne Edmond
  International Justice Co-operation Team
  Scottish Government

• Patrick Down
  Criminal Law, Procedure and Sentencing Team
  Scottish Government

• Jim Hislop
  Organised Crime Unit
  Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

Paper 2 - LCM scrutiny CP Bill

1st Meeting

06 July

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Mental Health (Scotland) Bill
3. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
4. Legacy paper