Minutes: 13 May 2025

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

16th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 10:00am

End time: 10:09am

Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room

Published: Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Committee Member attendees:

Apologies received from:

Stuart McMillan (Convener)

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.

2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure:

The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—

Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
Regional Strategic Bodies and Regional Colleges (Glasgow and Lanarkshire) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)

3. Instruments subject to negative procedure:

The Committee agreed to bring to the attention of the Parliament the following—

Firefighters’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/113)
Police Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/114)
Teachers’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025(SSI 2025/121)

The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—

Education (Fees and Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/136)
Human Tissue (Supply of Information about Transplants) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/139)

4. Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private):

The Committee considered the supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Bill. It agreed to report to the lead committee on the Bill, the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.