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Chamber and committees

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Budget 2025 to 2026

Each year, the Committee looks at how the Scottish Government spends money on education, children and young people. The Committee focuses this budget-related work on the impact of spending on the delivery of outcomes.

This year, the Committee has agreed to focus on college and university funding and will look at the current funding settlement. The Committee will also consider the sustainability of funding in the years ahead, taking into account the impact of tightening public spending and potential upcoming reforms.

University funding

The Committee will explore the financial sustainability of universities, looking at:

  • the current funding settlement
  • considerations around longer-term sustainability
  • the social and economic impact of sector funding

Recent reports exploring university funding will form part of this scrutiny, including:

College funding

The Committee will explore the financial sustainability of colleges, looking at:

  • the current funding settlement
  • longer-term sustainability
  • the social and economic impact of sector funding

The Committee intends to consider recent reports as part of its scrutiny of college funding, including:

Find out more about the Committee’s scrutiny of colleges and universities in previous years

The Committee will report its findings to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and the relevant Ministers before the Scottish Budget is published.

Meetings

The inquiry was discussed at the following Committee meetings:

Correspondence

The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during the inquiry:

Pre-budget scrutiny 2025 to 2026

Letter from the Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans

Pre-budget scrutiny 2025 to 2026

Letter to the Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans, 9 October 2024

Pre-Budget 2025 to 2026 follow up evidence and a consultation letter on College Asset Disposal

Letter from the Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans, 25 September 2024

Universities Scotland Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025 to 26

Letter from Universities Scotland, 25 September 2024

Pre-budget scrutiny 2025 to 2026

Letter to Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans, Graeme Dey, 9 September 2024

Pre-budget scrutiny 2025 to 2026

Letter from Fraser of Allander Institute, 29 July 2024

Upskilling Scotlands workforce

Letter from The Open University in Scotland, 19 July 2024

Pre-budget scrutiny 2025 to 2026

Letter from Professor Steve Decent, 17 June 2024

Scotland's colleges 2023

Letter from Richard Leonard, Convener of Public Audit Committee, 9 May 2024