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Chamber and committees

Education, Children and Young People Committee


Agenda: 05 November 2025

Wednesday, 05 November 2025

31st Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:30am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Agenda items:

  1. Subordinate legislation
  2. Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
  3. Evidence Session (in private)

Agenda published: Friday, 31 October 2025 03:08pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Qualifications Scotland (Appointment of Initial Members) Regulations 2025

Papers for this item:


2. Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

  • Natalie Don-Innes
    Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
    Scottish Government
  • Gavin Henderson
    Deputy Director, Keeping the Promise
    Scottish Government
  • Iona Colvin
    Chief Social Work Adviser
    Scottish Government
  • Tom McNamara
    Head of Youth Justice and Children’s Hearings
    Scottish Government
  • Barry McCaffrey
    Lawyer
    Scottish Government Legal Directorate

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Evidence Session (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.