Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
27th Meeting, 2025
The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private.
The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Councillor Katie Hagmann, Resources Spokesperson, and Councillor Steven Heddle, Vice President, COSLA;
Jonathan Belford, Chief Finance Officer, Aberdeen City Council and Chair, Directors of Finance Section, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA);
Alan Russell, Chief Executive of Renfrewshire Council, Solace;
Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, supported by Andrew Connal, Local Government Pay and Workforce Lead, and Ellen Leaver, Acting Director for Local Government, Scottish Government.
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
The Committee agreed its approach to the scrutiny of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft). The Committee agreed not to invite additional evidence prior to its consideration of the instrument.