Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private and future consideration of the recommendations in the report of the Parliament’s Gender Sensitive Audit in private. 2. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence on the Commissioner’s annual report from— Ian Bruce, Ethical Standards Commissioner, and Angela Glen, Senior Investigating Officer, Ethical Standards Commissioner. 3. Correspondence: The Committee will consider correspondence it has received from Stuart McMillan MSP in relation to the Proxy Voting Scheme. 4. ‘A Parliament for All’: Report of the Parliament’s Gender Sensitive Audit: The Committee will consider the recommendations in the report relevant to the Committee’s remit. 5. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 6. Code of Conduct Rule Changes (in private): The Committee will consider changes to the Code of Conduct Rules and the Guidance on the code of Conduct.