Local Government and Communities Committee

1. Declaration of interests: Jeremy Balfour will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 6 and 7 in private.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 [draft] from—
Kevin Stewart, Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, Karen Major, Private Rented Sector Regulations, and Norman Macleod, Senior Principal Legal Officer, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation: Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning to move—S4M-20854—That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that the Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 [draft] be approved.

5. Building regulations and fire safety in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence on this matter, with an emphasis on the issue of 'zero valued homes' from—
Phil Diamond, Chartered Building Surveyor, Diamond and Co;
Matthew Jupp, Principal, UK Finance;
Keith Denholm, Director at Allied Surveyors, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors;
Brian Smith, Partner with Simpson & Marwick Solicitors, Law Society of Scotland;
Derek MacDonald, Joint Managing Director of Newton Property Management, Property Managers Association Scotland.

6. Building regulations and fire safety in Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

7. Community Wellbeing: The Committee will consider its next steps in relation to its digital engagement exercise on community wellbeing.