Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private. 2. Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Gordon Martin, Regional Organiser and Lead Officer for CalMac Ferries, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT); Dr Kenneth Meechan, Head of Information and Data Protection Officer, Glasgow City Council; and then from— Chris Milne, Former Chair, Scottish Higher Education Information Practitioners (SHEIP) Group. Fiona Stuart, Privacy sub-committee member, Law Society of Scotland. 3. Lobbying (Scotland) Act: The Committee will consider proposed changes to the Lobbying (Scotland) Act. 4. Independent Review of the Process for Determining Electoral Boundaries in Scotland: The Committee will consider a draft report from the Chair of the Review. 5. Cross-Party Group complaint: The Committee will consider a complaint in relation to the Cross-Party Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation.