Chamber and committees

Economy and Fair Work Committee

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Meeting Agenda

10th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
• Start time: 09:45am
• Published: Monday, March 24, 2025 12:04pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4, and all future consideration of evidence heard in relation to its Scotland's skills system scrutiny, in private.

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2 Skills Delivery

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

James Withers, Independent Advisor, JR Withers Advisory Ltd

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Frank Mitchell, Chair, Skills Development Scotland

Damien Yeats, Chief Executive, Skills Development Scotland

Gordon McGuinness, Director of Industry and Enterprise Networks, Skills Development Scotland

Lynne Robson, Head of Evidence and Impact, Skills Development Scotland

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Paper 1 Paper by the Clerk posted 24/03/2025 (Ref: EFW/S6/25/10/1, 237KB, pdf)

EFW/S6/25/10/2(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Skills Delivery

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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4 Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.

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EFW/S6/25/10/3(P) (Private Paper)

EFW/S6/25/10/4(P) (Private Paper)

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