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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 11 August 2025
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Economy and Fair Work Committee

Registers of Scotland

Meeting date: 2 March 2022

Claire Baker

Yes—the committee looks forward to receiving that correspondence.

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Registers of Scotland

Meeting date: 2 March 2022

Claire Baker

We now move into private session.

11:02 Meeting continued in private until 11:37.  

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 2 March 2022

Claire Baker

The committee will now take evidence on the draft Digital Government (Scottish Bodies) Regulations 2022. I welcome to the meeting the Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Tom Arthur. He is joined by Albert King, who is chief data officer in the Scottish Government, and Francesca Morton, who is a solicitor in the Scottish Government. I invite the minister to make a short opening statement.

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 2 March 2022

Claire Baker

Do any other members have questions? Two members are attending virtually.

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 2 March 2022

Claire Baker

The clerks will produce a short factual report and arrange to have it published.

I thank the minister and his officials for joining us this morning.

09:47 Meeting suspended.  

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Economy and Fair Work Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 2 March 2022

Claire Baker

As we have no further questions, we move to agenda item 3. I remind everyone that only members and the minister may take part in the debate.

Motion moved,

That the Economy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Digital Government (Scottish Bodies) Regulations 2022 be approved.—[Tom Arthur]

Motion agreed to.

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Registers of Scotland

Meeting date: 2 March 2022

Claire Baker

That was helpful. You said that you are making good progress and are going beyond the targets. The corporate plan says the target would need to be revised to 80 to 90 per cent of new cases. I appreciate that this is the first time that you have appeared before the committee but—this is probably a silly girl question—can you tell us why we ended up with such a big backlog and why we are in this situation?

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Registers of Scotland

Meeting date: 2 March 2022

Claire Baker

Thank you very much for your attendance this morning, Ms Henderson. We will be in touch about the best way for the committee to keep up to date with the work of Registers of Scotland. We appreciate the evidence that you have given us.

You have committed to send us some further information on analysis, and on something else—

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private

Meeting date: 2 March 2022

Claire Baker

Good morning, and welcome to the sixth meeting in 2022 of the Economy and Fair Work Committee.

Our first item of business is to decide whether to take agenda items 5 and 6 in private. Are members content to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 2 March 2022

Claire Baker

Do we have Francesca Morton on the line?

I am afraid we might only have you with us, Mr King. No—we have Francesca now. Good morning; please go ahead.