Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting Minutes
23rd Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:15
- Meeting closed at: 12:27
- Published: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 02:06pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Sue Webber (Convener)
- Kaukab Stewart (Deputy Convener)
- Stephanie Callaghan (Member)
- Graeme Dey (Member)
- Bob Doris (Member)
- Ross Greer (Member)
- Stephen Kerr (Member)
- Ruth Maguire (Member)
- Michael Marra (Member)
- Willie Rennie (Member)
1 Declaration of interests:
Stephen Kerr MSP declared that he had no relevant interests.
2 Universities:
The Committee heard evidence from—
Mary Senior, UCU Scotland;
Ellie Gomersall, President, National Union of Students Scotland;
and then from—
Karen Watt, Chief Executive, Scottish Funding Council;
Professor George Boyne, Principal of the University of Aberdeen, representing Universities Scotland.
3 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered and made no comment on the following negative instrument— Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rules of Procedure in Children’s Hearings) Amendment Rules 2022
4 Evidence Session (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.