Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private. 2. Council Tax Inquiry: The Committee will take evidence from— Paul Ferguson, Senior Service Manager for Housing, Falkirk Council and Member, Scottish Executive of Institute for Revenues Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation (IRRV); Matthew Evans, Head of Service, Revenues & Benefits, Wrexham Council and President, Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation (IRRV) Wales Association; Lisa Hayward, Finance Policy Officer (Revenues and Benefits), Welsh Local Government Association; Heather Honeyman, President, Scottish Assessors' Association and Assessor, Fife Council; Brian Rout, Assessor for Scottish Borders Council and Secretary, Scottish Assessors' Association. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2025 4. Council Tax Inquiry: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 5. Building Safety: The Committee will consider written evidence. 6. Ethical Standards Commissioner: The Committee will consider correspondence from the Ethical Standards Commissioner.