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'Below you will find links to the minutes of the meetings of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. You will also find links to papers which were discussed at these meetings and that are now published under the Scottish Parliament’s Publication Scheme

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) has agreed to make available online policy papers it has considered since August 2004 in line with this publication scheme. This forms part of the Corporate Body’s undertaking to meet the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (FOI).

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Meetings 2004
Date	Agenda	Minutes	Papers	Paper Titles

21 December 2004		Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 173	Travel - subordinate legislaiton committee

16 December 2004		Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 172	Travel - subordinate legislation committee

14 December 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 171	Staffing issue
			SPCB(2004)Paper 170	MORI Survey: Public Attitudes to Policy and the Parliament
			SPCB(2004)Paper 169	Application for additional funds
			SPCB(2004)Paper 168	Contingency Plans for loss of Holyrood chamber
			SPCB(2004)Paper 167	Final report by the Holyrood Progress Group to the SPCB
			SPCB(2004)Paper 166	Arrangements for SPCB’S first oral Question Time
			SPCB(2004)Paper 165	Various catering issues
			SPCB(2004)Paper 164	Media access at Holyrood
			SPCB(2004)Paper 163	Art: Next Steps
			Chief Executive’s Report	Report of the Chief Executive to the SPCB Covering November 2004

30 November 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 162	Approval for Accidental Damage Payment
			SPCB(2004)Paper 161	Language Policy
			SPCB(2004)Paper 160	Disability Allowance –Framework for making decisions on future applications
			SPCB(2004)Paper 159	Various Catering Issues
			SPCB(2004)Paper 158	Conveners' Group recommendations re the process for the appointmnet of Committee Advisers
			SPCB(2004)Paper 157	SPCB Annual Report 2004

23 November 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 156	Parliamentary Travel
			SPCB(2004)Paper 155	Holyrood Building Project - SPCB Strategy forSettlement of Final Accounts
			SPCB(2004)Paper 154	Fraser Inquiry and the Auditor Genreal for Scotland Reports – Follow-up
			SPCB(2004)Paper 153	Authorisations required by Standing Financial Instructions
			SPCB(2004)Paper 152	Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Scheme (SPPS) - Pension Accounts 2003-04
			SPCB(2004)Paper 151	SPCB Annual Accounts 2003-04
			SPCB(2004)Paper 143	Effectiveness and Efficiency in the Scottish Parliament

9 November 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 150 SPCB(2004)Paper 150 Annex	Parliamentary Travel
			SPCB(2004)Paper 149	Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) - Salaries of Commissioners and Ombudsmen
			SPCB(2004)Paper 148	FOI: Fees and Charging
			SPCB(2004)Paper 147	Policy on the provision of BSL interpreters
			SPCB(2004)Paper 146	Issue of Indemnities by SPCB for Artwork Loaned to MSP s
			SPCB(2004)Paper 145	Annual Budget Process: Justice Committee
			SPCB(2004)Paper 144	Report of the Chief Executive to the SPCB Covering October 2004
			SPCB(2004)Paper 143	Effectiveness and Efficiency in the Scottish Parliament

27 October 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 142	External Liaison Unit Resources
			SPCB(2004)Paper 141	Annual Budget Process: Appointment of an Adviser to the Finance Committee
			SPCB(2004)Paper 140	withdrawn
			SPCB(2004)Paper 139	Contemplation room
			SPCB(2004)Paper 138	Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland - staff terms and conditions
			SPCB(2004)Paper 137	Commissioners: Terms of Appointment and re-appointment

5 October 2004	Agenda	Minutes	Chief Executive's Report	Chief Executive's Report
			SPCB(2004)Paper 137	Commissioners: Terms of Appointment and re-appointment
			SPCB(2004)Paper 136	Publication of Allowances Information
			SPCB(2004)Paper 135 Annex	Request for payment from Disability Allowance
			SPCB(2004)Paper 134	Funding of Local Office Staff Travel and Accommodation Costs
			SPCB(2004)Paper 133	SPCB Annual Report 2003-04
			SPCB(2004)Paper 132	Events Policy
			SPCB(2004)Paper 131	Parliamentary Travel
			SPCB(2004)Paper 130	Christmas cards : Pricing structure and Selection of Greeting
			SPCB(2004)Paper 129	Purchase of Art
			SPCB(2004)Paper 128	Non-Executive Bills Unit : Member's Bill drafting request
			SPCB(2004)Paper 127	Tour Guide Services

21 September 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 126	Commissioners/Ombudsman Budgets
			SPCB(2004)Paper 125	Members' Staff Pension Arrangements
			SPCB(2004)Paper 124	withdrawn
			SPCB(2004)Paper 123	Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme (SPPS) – contract for an Investment Fund Manager
			SPCB(2004)Paper 122	withdrawn
			SPCB(2004)Paper 121 AnnexB AnnexC	Budget Bids 2005-06

14 September 2004		Minutes

9 September 2004	Agenda	Minutes	Chief Executive's Report	Chief Executive's Report
			SPCB(2004)Paper 120	Follow up to Futures Forum
			SPCB(2004)Paper 119	Consideration of Disability Allowance Applications
			SPCB(2004)Paper 118	Funding of Local Office Staff Training
			SPCB(2004)Paper 117	Parliamentary Travel
			SPCB(2004)Paper 116	Commissioners: Review of Legal Support forStandards Commissioner and Approval of Expenses for teh Commissioner for Public Appointments Independent Assessors
			SPCB(2004)Paper 115	Issues relating to Party Leaders who are not Members or staff of the Scottish Parliament
			SPCB(2004)Paper 114	Business in the Parliament 2005 Proposal
			SPCB(2004)Paper 113	Parliamentary Travel

19 August 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 112	Scoping Study on a Futures Forum
			SPCB(2004)Paper 111	Disability Allowance application
			SPCB(2004)Paper 110	Disability Allowance application
			SPCB(2004)Paper 109	Parliamentary Travel
			SPCB(2004)Paper 108	Mail Opening: Video and Training
			SPCB(2004)Paper 107	Media Access at Holyrood
			SPCB(2004)Paper 106	Holyrood Building update
			SPCB(2004)Paper 105	Guided tours for Members' guests
			SPCB(2004)Paper 104	Interim Policy on Events at Holyrood
			SPCB(2004)paper 103	SPaBE Report

29 June 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 102	Room for Contemplation
			SPCB(2004)Paper 101	Events Policy
			SPCB(2004)Paper 100	Allowances Issue
			SPCB(2004)Paper 99 AnnexB AnnexC AnnexD AnnexE	SPCB net revenue Budget 2004/05
			SPCB(2004)Paper 98	Visitor Services - communication plan
			SPCB(2004)Paper 97	Christmas card design
			SPCB(2004)Paper 96	Website redesign project
			SPCB(2004)Paper 95 SPCB(2004)Paper 95 - Annex	Management Plan
			SPCB(2004)Paper 94	Holyrood - completion, commissioning and snagging
			SPCB(2004)Paper 93 Annex	Disability Allowance
			SPCB(2004)Paper 92 Annex	Parliamentary Travel
			SPCB(2004)Paper 91	Disability Allowance
			SPCB(2004)Paper 90 Report	SPCB Staff Equal Pay audit
			SPCB(2004)Paper 89 Report	Equal Opportunities - Staff Audit Report
			SPCB(2004)Paper 88	Standing Fiancial Instructions
			SPCB(2004)Paper 87	Holyrood project
			SPCB(2004)Paper 86	Scottish Parliament Brussels Office

15 June 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 90	Deferred
			SPCB(2004)Paper 89	Deferred
			SPCB(2004)Paper 88	Deferred
			SPCB(2004)Paper 87	Holyrood project - claim settlement and dispute resolution
			SPCB(2004)Paper 86	Deferred
			SPCB(2004)Paper 85	Guided Tours at Holyrood
			SPCB(2004)Paper 84	Public Informaiton Publications
			SPCB(2004)Paper 83	Opening Ceremony - commemorative programme/sponsorship

1 June 2004	Agenda	Minutes	Chief Executive's Report	Chief Executive's Report
			SPCB(2004)Paper 82	Website redesign project
			SPCB(2004)Paper 81	Tariff Policy
			SPCB(2004)Paper 80 annex	Parliamentary Travel
			SPCB(2004)Paper 79	Allocation of car park spaces

25 May 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 78	Allowances Request
			SPCB(2004)paper 77	Mail screening services - contract award
			SPCB(2004)Paper 76	Holyrood - post completion
			SPCB(2004)Paper 75	Interim accommodaiton leases
			SPCB(2004)Paper 74	Visitor management at Holyrood
			SPCB(2004)Paper 73	Working time recording system
			SPCB(2004)Paper 72	Parliamentary Travel
			SPCB(2004)Paper 67 SPCB(2004)Paper 67 Memo	Disposal of MSPs' desks and chairs from the Assembly Hall

4 May 2004	Agenda	Minutes	Chief Executive's Report	Chief Executive's Report
			SPCB(2004)Paper 71	Launch of the redesigned SPEIR
			SPCB(2004)Paper 70	Disability Allowance
			SPCB(2004)Paper 69	Website redesign project
			SPCB(2004)Paper 68	Membership of the Advisory Audit Board
			SPCB(2004)Paper 67	deferred
			SPCB(2004)Paper 66 annex	Parliamentary Travel
			SPCB(2004)Paper 65 AnnexA AnnexB AnnexC	Commissioners/Ombudsman

20 April 2004	Agenda	Minutes	Chief Executive's Report	Chief Executive's Report
			SPCB(2004)Paper 64
			SPCB(2004)Paper 63	Disability Allowance
			SPCB(2004)Paper 62	Allowances issue - travel request
			SPCB(2004)Paper 61	Opening ceremony
			SPCB(2004)Paper 60	Electronic records management system
			SPCB(2004)Paper 59	Retail strategy for Holyrood

30 March 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 58	Allowances issue - access audits and architect's fees
			SPCB(2004)Paper 57	Working time recording system update
			SPCB(2004)Paper 56	Draft SPCB Equal Opportunities Report 2003
			SPCB(2004)Paper 55	Review of support services to Members' local offices
			SPCB(2004)Paper 54	Equipment & Furniture Scheme - local office technology refresh
			SPCB(2004)Paper 53 Annex	Audit Scotland - Allowances Report
			SPCB(2004)Paper 52	Passholder access arrangements at Holyrood
			SPCB(2004)Paper 51	Payment of Administration Charges – Edinburgh Accommodation Allowance
			SPCB(2004)Paper 50	Education Centre and educational visits programme at Holyrood
			SPCB(2004)Paper 41	Staffing matter - restricted
			SPCB(2004)Paper 36	Health & Safety support for Members and their staff

23 March 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004) Paper 49	Radio and TV distribution service at Holyrood
			SPCB(2004) Paper 48	Commissioners/Ombudsman
			SPCB(2004) Paper 47	Draft European election guidance for Members
			SPCB(2004) Paper 46	Working time recording system - update
			SPCB(2004) Paper 45	Edinburgh tram line bills
			SPCB(2004) Paper 44	Holyrood Inquiry - duty of care
			SPCB(2004) Paper 43	New arrangements for Question Time
			SPCB(2004) Paper 42 Annex	Parliamentary Travel

9 March 2004	Agenda	Minutes	Chief Executive's Report	Chief Executive's Report
			SPCB(2004)Paper 41	Deferred
			SPCB(2004)Paper 40	Charities Regulator
			SPCB(2004)Paper 39	Issues arising from SPCB(2004)Paper 35
			SPCB(2004)Paper 38	Website redesign project - update
			SPCB(2004)Paper 37	Holyrtood migration options
			SPCB(2004)Paper 36	Health & Safety support for Members and their staff
			SPCB(2004)Paper 31	Tours programme at Holyrood

2 March 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 35 AnnexA AnnexB AnnexC AnnexD AnnexE AnnexF	Organisational priorities
			SPCB(2004)Paper 33	Gift Policy (Pt1) - dealing with major gifts
			SPCB(2004)Paper 32	Uprating of allowances
			SPCB(2004)Paper 31	deferred
			SPCB(2004)Paper 30	Policy on use of the email, internet and other business communications systems
			SPCB(2004)Paper 29 annex	Parliamentary Travel
			SPCB(2004)Paper 28	Appointment of an adviser to the Finance Committee
			SPCB(2004)Paper 25	Guidance on the possible roles of the Scottish Parliament in relation to the European Union
			SPCB(2004)Paper 24	Interim Report on the Scottish Parliament's Brussels Office

24 February 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 27	Holyrood Project - Parent Company Guarantee – further advice
			SPCB(2004)Paper 26	Migration to Holyrood
			SPCB(2004)Paper 25	Deferred
			SPCB(2004)Paper 24	Deferred
			SPCB(2004)Paper 15 annex	Audit of the SPCB 2002-03 - issues arising

10 February 2004	Agenda	Minutes	Chief Executive's Report	Chief Executive's Report
			SPCB(2004)Paper 23	Parliamentary Travel
			SPCB(2004)Paper 22	Appointment of advisor to Sub Leg Committee
			SPCB(2004)Paper 21	BLL (Scotland) – parent company guarantee
			SPCB(2004)Paper 20	Appointment of adviser to the Justice Committees
			SPCB(2004)Paper 19	FOI - SPCB papers
			SPCB(2004)Paper 18	FOI - publicaiton scheme
			SPCB(2004)Paper 17 SPCB(2004)Paper 17 Annex	Members' expenditure on office supplies

3 February 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 16	Disturbances in the Public Gallery by Members' staff

27 January 2004	Agenda	Minutes	SPCB(2004)Paper 15	deferred
			SPCB(2004)Paper 14 annex	New posts in Facilities Management team
			SPCB(2004)Paper 13	Uprating contingency fund provision - broadband information
			SPCB(2004)Paper 12	Unsolicited email filtering - update
			SPCB(2004)Paper 11	Redesign of SPEIR
			SPCB(2004)Paper 10	Installation of airwave at Holyrood
			SPCB(2004)Paper 9	Provision of BSL interpreters
			SPCB(2004)Paper 8	NEBU: provision of resources
			SPCB(2004)Paper 7	Allowances issue
			SPCB(2004)Paper 6 annex	Parliamentary Travel

21 January 2004	Agenda		SPCB(2004)Paper 1 AnnexA AnnexB	Management Plan

13 January 2004	Agenda	Minutes	Chief Executive's Report	Chief Executive's Report
			SPCB(2004)Paper 5	SPCB statement to the Fraser Inquiry
			SPCB(2004)Paper 4	Freedom of information
			SPCB(2004)Paper 3	Auditor General's Report on 2002-03 Accounts: the way ahead
			SPCB(2004)Paper 2	Palestine Legislative Council: Response to letter by the Convenor of the Public Petitions Committee
			SPCB(2004)Paper 1	Deferred