Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Cross-Party Group: The Committee will consider an application for recognition from the proposed Cross-Party Group on Unpaid Carers, and take evidence from— Carole Mochan, Proposed Convener of CPG Unpaid Carers, Scottish Parliament. 3. Cross-Party Group - approval: The Committee will decide whether to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Group on Unpaid Carers. 4. Electoral Commission for Scotland – oral evidence: The Committee will take evidence from— Dame Sue Bruce, Commissioner, Vijay Rangarajan, Chief Executive, Chris Pleass, Director of Corporate Services, and Jackie Killeen, Director of Electoral Administration and Regulation, Electoral Commission, Scotland. 5. Review of evidence: The Committee will review the evidence heard under agenda item 4.