Local Government and Regeneration Committee (Part II) - Scottish Parliament: 24th September 2014
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2014-09-24

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk - Scottish Parliament Local Government and Regeneration Committee. Agenda:

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.
2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/214);
Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/219).
3. Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence, in round table format, on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
George Black, Chair, SOLACE Scotland;
Pauline Douglas, Head of Operations, Coalfields Regeneration Trust;
Angus Hardie, Chief Executive, Scottish Community Alliance;
Ian Cooke, Director, Development Trusts Association Scotland;
Felix Spittal, Policy Officer, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO);
Calum Irving, Chief Executive, Voluntary Action Scotland;
Professor Annette Hastings, Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies, University of Glasgow;
Councillor David O’Neill, President of COSLA;
Councillor Harry McGuigan, Spokesperson for Community Well-being and Safety, COSLA;
Barry McCulloch, Senior Policy Advisor, Federation of Small Businesses;
Eric Samuel, Senior Policy and Learning Manager, BIG Lottery Fund;
and then from—
Ian Turner, Bill Team Leader, Alasdair McKinlay, Head of Community Planning and Community Empowerment Unit, Norman McLeod, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Dave Thomson, Land Reform Tenancy Unit, Rachel Rayner, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, and Dr Amanda Fox, Food and Drink Policy Leader, Scottish Government.
4. Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence received.
5. Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.
6. Scottish Public Service Ombudsman: The Committee will consider its approach to its scrutiny of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman’s annual report.