Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

1. Declaration of interests: Patricia Gibson MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private. 3. Representation of the People Bill (UK Parliament legislation) – evidence: The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-74, LCM-S7-7, LCM-S7-7a and LCM-S7-7b from— Professor Alan Renwick, Professor of Democratic Politics, University College London; Alison Williams, Director of Devolution and Law and Jackie Killeen, Director of Electoral Administration and Regulation, Electoral Commission, Scotland; and then from— Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans and Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, Scottish Government. Lorraine Walkinshaw, Lawyer and Jordan McGrory, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate. 4. Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill – Stage 1 report: The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report. 5. Temporary Standing Order Rule Changes: The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of temporary changes to Standing Orders agreed by the Parliament under Bureau motions S7M-00150 and S7M-00378. 6. Review of evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 3.