1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.

2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Calvin Smith
  Chemical Engineer
  HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland
• Helen Smith
  Chief Executive
  Audit Scotland
• Inspector Test test Smith
  Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) and National Rural Crime Co-ordinator
  Police Scotland
• Craig Brown
  Senior Policy and Research Officer
  Scottish Association for Mental Health

and then from:

• Lady Entity Test
  The head of eveything
  Dogs Trust
• Freddie Battleford
  Test Pilot
  COSLA
• Professor Felicity-Anne Ableson
  Deputy Chief Advisor
  Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland

3. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) (Recognition of Qualifications) Order 2025
Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025
Education (Appeal Committee Procedures) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025
Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments and Forms) Regulations 2025

4. Public petitions

The Committee will consider the following petitions—

[PE01709] Install CCTV cameras and provide full time social work support in all additional support needs schools
[PE01706] Introduce a law to allow pets in rented and supported accommodation
[PE01682] Access to specialist support for hidradenitis suppurativa sufferers in Scotland

5. Work programme

The Committee will review its work programme.