Local Government and Communities Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 6 and 7 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Valuation (Postponement of Revaluation) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Order 2020 [draft] from—
Ben Macpherson, Minister for Public Finance and Migration, Ian Storrie, Head of Non-Domestic Rates Policy, and Anouk Berthier, Non-Domestic Rates Team Leader, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Minister for Public Finance & Migration to move—S5M-23058—That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that the Valuation (Postponement of Revaluation) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Order 2020 [draft] be approved.

4. European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence from-
Professor Chris Himsworth, Emeritus Professor of Administrative Law, The University of Edinburgh;
Professor Richard Kerley, Professor of Management, Queen Margaret University;
Alison Payne, Research Director, Reform Scotland;
and then from—
Councillor Malcom Bell, Convener, Shetland Islands Council;
Councillor Alison Evison, President, COSLA;
Andrew Fraser, Former President of SOLAR, North Ayrshire Council, representing Society of Local Authority Lawyers and Administrators (SOLAR).

5. Public petitions: The Committee will consider the following petitions—
PE1778: Review the Scottish Landlords Register scheme PE1743: Amend the law to protect the rights of pre-1989 Scottish Secure Tenant

6. European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

7. Common Frameworks: The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of the Common Framework on Hazardous Substances Planning.