Local Government and Communities Committee

1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Council Tax (Substitution of Proportion) (Scotland) Order 2016 from— Professor Kenneth Gibb, Director, Policy Scotland, University of Glasgow; Professor David Bell, Professor of Economics, University of Stirling; Professor Richard Kerley, Professor of Management, Queen Margaret University; and then from— Joan Hewton, Scottish Association President (and Assessor for Lothian Valuation Joint Board), and Les Robertson, Chair, Scottish Revenues and Benefits Forum (and Service Manager (Revenues), Fife Council), Institute of Revenue, Ratings and Valuation; David Thomson, Scottish Assessors' Association; David Melhuish, Director, Scottish Property Federation; Don Peebles, Head of CIPFA Scotland. 2. Consideration of evidence (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 1. 3. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.