Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting Minutes
25th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:30
- Meeting closed at: 12:09
- Published: Thursday, October 27, 2022 02:09pm
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 Pre Budget Scrutiny - Early Learning and Childcare:
The Committee heard evidence from—
Margot Black, Early Years Manager, Children and Young People and Kirsty Maxwell, Finance Business Partner (Education & Lifelong Learning, Finance & Corporate Governance), Scottish Borders Council;
Wendy Brownlie, Head of Education: Performance and Improvement, Argyll & Bute Council:
Carrie Lindsay, Executive Director of Education and Children's Services and Stewart Westwater, Quality Improvement Officer - Early Years, Fife Council.
2 Public petitions:
The Committee considered the following petitions—
PE1548 National Guidance on Restraint and Seclusion in Schools and PE1692 Inquiry into the human rights impact of GIRFEC policy and data processing
PE1548: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that national guidance has now been developed to minimise the use of physical intervention and seclusion in Scottish schools. In closing the petition, the Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.
The Committee also agree to highlight the petition in its Session 6 legacy paper, with a view to suggesting its successor committee review the effectiveness of the guidance in the next Parliamentary session.
PE1692: The Committee agreed to close the petition under rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Committee does not agree that a public inquiry into issues raised by the petitioner is required.
3 Evidence Session (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.