Committee
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee 03 February 2026 [Draft]
03 Feb 2026 · S6 · Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Item of business
Subordinate Legislation
First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Local Taxation Chamber (Rules of Procedure and Composition) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2026 [Draft]
Welcome back. Our next agenda item is consideration of our third and final draft affirmative instrument, which is on the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland local taxation chamber. I welcome back Siobhian Brown, the Minister for Victims and Community Safety, who is accompanied by Scottish Government officials Mandy Williams, unit head of tribunals and judicial policy, and Rachel Nicholson, who is a lawyer in the legal directorate.I invite the minister to speak to the draft instrument.
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The Convener
SNP
Welcome back. Our next agenda item is consideration of our third and final draft affirmative instrument, which is on the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland loc...
Siobhian Brown
SNP
Thank you, convener. Following on from the two sets of regulations on legal aid that we have just discussed, I would now like to speak to the committee about...
The Convener
SNP
As members have no comments or questions on the instrument, we will move on to agenda item 5, which is formal consideration of the motion on the instrument. ...
The Convener
SNP
Do members agree to delegate to me responsibility for approving the publication of a short factual report on our deliberations on the affirmative instruments...
The Convener
SNP
That concludes our formal business in public. I thank the minister and her officials for joining us. We now move into private session to discuss the remainin...