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
  Scottish Government
• Gemma MacAllister
  Lawyer, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• 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.