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Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Thursday 18 January 2018 9:45 AM

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1. Declaration of interests: Elaine Smith will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private. 3. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether its consideration of evidence heard, and a draft report, on its inquiry into sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct should be taken in private at future meetings. 4. Cross-Party Groups: The Committee will consider applications for recognition from two Cross-Party Groups, and take evidence from— Graeme Dey, Co-Convener of the proposed CPG on Autism; and then from— Kenneth Gibson, Convener of the proposed CPG on Life Sciences. 5. Sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct: The Committee will take evidence from— Susan Duffy, Group Head of Committees and Outreach, Lorna Foreman, Head of Organisational Development, and David McGill, Assistant Chief Executive, Scottish Parliament. 6. Cross-Party Group - approval: The Committee will decide whether to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Groups on Autism and Life Sciences. 7. Sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 8. Commission on Parliamentary reform - Member's Bills (in private): The Committee will consider a note by the clerk.

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