The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.
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.
For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at catherine.fergusson@parliament.scot