Local Government and Communities Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Designation of Persons as Scottish Public Authorities) Order 2019 [draft] from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Gerry Hendricks, Head of Freedom of Information Unit, Graham Crombie, Head of Policy, Freedom of Information Unit, and Christine Reay, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey (Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans) to move— S5M-15924—That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Designation of Persons and Scottish Public Authorities) Order 2019 [draft] be approved. 4. A Volunteer Charter: Principles for Assuring Legitimacy and Preventing Exploitation of Workers and Volunteers: The Committee will take evidence from- George Thomson, Chief Executive, Volunteer Scotland; Dave Moxham, Deputy General Secretary, Scottish Trades Union Congress. 5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— The Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2019 (SSI 2019/35); The Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/39); The Non-Domestic Rates (Relief for New and Improved Properties) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/40); The Non-Domestic Rates (Telecommunication Installations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/41); The Non-Domestic Rating (Telecommunications New Fibre Infrastructure) (Scotland) Order 2019 (SSI 2019/42); The Non-Domestic Rates (Telecommunications New Fibre Infrastructure Relief) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/43); The Non-Domestic Rates (Transitional Relief) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/44); The Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019 (SSI 2019/45); The Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Order 2019 (SSI 2019/77). 6. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.