At its meeting on 8 September 2021, the Education, Children and Young People Committee considered subordinate legislation which is subject to the affirmative procedure. The report summarises the purpose and the scrutiny of the instrument as well as confirming the Committee's decision.

The Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2021(draft) was laid by the Scottish Government on 21 June 2021.

The purpose of the instrument is as follows -

The purpose of the instrument is to amend the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Order 2014, (‘the 2014 Order’) to protect eligibility for those 2-year-old children who qualify for access to funded early learning and childcare (‘ELC’) due to their parents’ receipt of Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit.

The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the instrument on 31 August 2021 and made no comment on the instrument.

At its meeting on 8 September 2021, the Committee considered the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Order 2021.

The Committee heard evidence on the instrument from the Minister for Children and Young People, Clare Haughey MSP.

Clare Haughey MSP, Minister for Children and Young People, moved:

S6M- 00700— That the Education, Children and Young People Committee recommends that the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2021 be approved.