Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

1. Declaration of interests: Mercedes Villalba will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private. 3. Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence from— Lady Ann Paton, Chair, and Lord Drummond Young, Lead Commissioner and Former Chair, Scottish Law Commission. 4. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Heat Networks (Heat Network Zones and Building Assessment Reports) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/123) Public Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/124) National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/125) 5. Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 6. Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.