Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting Minutes
26th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:49
- Published: Thursday, October 26, 2023 09:24am
Committee Members Attendees
- Sue Webber (Convener)
- Ruth Maguire (Deputy Convener)
- Stephanie Callaghan (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Liam Kerr (Member)
- Bill Kidd (Member)
- Ben Macpherson (Member)
- Willie Rennie (Member)
- Michelle Thomson (Member)
Apologies received from
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.
2 Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee heard evidence from:
Fiona McMullen, Operations Manager, ASSIST;
Dr Marsha Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Women's Aid;
Kate Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, Victim Support Scotland;
and then from—
Stephen Bermingham, Head of Practice and Policy, Children's Hearings Scotland;
Alistair Hogg, Head of Practice and Policy, Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA);
Jillian Gibson, Policy Manager, Children and Young People Team and Joanna Anderson,Policy Manager, Local Government and Finance Team, COSLA;
Ben Farrugia, Director, Social Work Scotland.
3 Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In Private):
The Committee considered and agreed a draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary.