Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7 and 8 in private. 2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft) Registers of Scotland (Fees and Plain Copies) Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft) International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft) 3. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Variation) (Scotland) Order 2024 (SSI 2024/371) Local Government Pension Scheme (Remediable Service) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/374) Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/376) Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/377) Moveable Transactions (Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/379) Moveable Transactions (Register of Assignations and Register of Statutory Pledges Rules) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/381) 4. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/373 (C.25)) Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 8) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/375 (C.26)) Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 (Commencement) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/378 (C.27)) 5. Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers: The Committee will take evidence from— Dr Ruth Fox, Director, Hansard Society; Dr Dexter Govan, Director of Research, Constitution Society; Dr Pablo Grez Hidalgo, Lecturer In Public Law, University of Strathclyde; Professor Colin T Reid, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Law, University of Dundee; Dr Andrew Tickell, Head of Department for Economics and Law, Glasgow Caledonian University; Professor Richard Whitaker, Parliamentary Academic Fellow, University of Leicester; and then from— Jessica De Mounteney, First Parliamentary Counsel, and Diggory Bailey, Legislative Drafter, Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. 6. Budget (Scotland) (No. 4) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers in this Bill at Stage 1. 7. Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting. 8. Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.