Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
6th Meeting, 2025
The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.
The Committee took 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.
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
The Committee considered written evidence and agreed to a programme of oral evidence sessions.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Ethical Standards Commissioner and agreed to write to the Commissioner in response.