The Education, Children and Young People Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Revised guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme
25 March 2026
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, 25 March 2026
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Follow up to evidence session on 7 January 2026
24 March 2026
Letter from the Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, 24 March 2026
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Publication of the One-Year Review of Physical Intervention in Schools Guidance
24 March 2026
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, 24 March 2026
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Community Sporting Initiatives for Children and Young People
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Subordinate Legislation, School Reform (Curriculum and Assessment)
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Subordinate Legislation, Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Group-based Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Subordinate Legislation, Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2, VAT and Independent Schools
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Subordinate Legislation, Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Universities
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Budget Scrutiny 2026-27
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Subordinate Legislation, Scotland’s Rural College
Annual Report of the Education, Children and Young People Committee 2025-26
Published: 19 March 2026
This report sets out a summary of the Committee's work over the 2025-26 parliamentary year.
Education, Children and Young People Committee - Session 6 Legacy Report
Published: 16 March 2026
A report outlining the experiences of the Education, Children and Young People Committee in Session 6 of the Scottish Parliament.
Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft]
Published: 12 February 2026
This report sets out the Education, Children and Young People Committee's consideration of the Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft].
To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and matters relating to the Historical Abuse Inquiry, redress and languages falling within the responsibility of the Deputy First Minister.