1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.
2. Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on Legislative Consent Memorandum LCM-(S6)-55 from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Gemma MacAllister, Lawyer, Legal Directorate, and Simon Coote, Head of Cross Cutting Policy Unit, Scottish Government.
3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Council Tax Reduction (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2025
4. Local authority housing emergencies: The Committee will take evidence from—
Maeve McGoldrick, Head of Policy and Communications in Scotland, Crisis;
Susie Fitton, Policy Manager, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA);
Fionna Kell, Director of Policy, Homes for Scotland;
John Blackwood, Chief Executive , Scottish Association of Landlords;
Mike Callaghan, Policy Manager, COSLA;
Tony Cain , Policy Manager, Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO).
5. Local authority housing emergencies: The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 4.
6. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.