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Chamber and committees

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Session 6]


Agenda: 26 February 2025

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

7th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:15am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Agenda items:

  1. Subordinate legislation
  2. Widening Access Inquiry
  3. Evidence Session (in private)
  4. Work programme (in private)

Agenda published: Friday, 21 February 2025 02:39pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Level 1 and Level 2 Disclosure Review Application (Scotland) Regulations 2025

Papers for this item:


2. Widening Access Inquiry

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Professor John McKendrick
    Commissioner for Fair Access
  • and then from:

  • James Dunphy
    Director of Educational Excellence
    Advanced HE
  • Lydia Rohmer
    Principal and Chief Executive, UHI North, West and Hebrides
    representing Colleges Scotland
  • Rebecca Scarlett
    Senior Policy and Information Officer
    Lead Scotland
  • Claire McPherson
    Director
    Universities Scotland

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Evidence Session (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.


4. Work programme (in private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item