Chamber and committees

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Agenda: 08 October 2025

Wednesday, 08 October 2025

29th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 08:45am

Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room

Agenda items:

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
Evidence Session (in private)

Agenda published: Tuesday, 07 October 2025 09:36am

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

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

Fiona Whitelock
Policy Manager, The Promise
COSLA

Dave Berry
Director
Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership

Jim Savege
Chief Executive, Aberdeenshire Council
representing the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace Scotland)

Professor Soumen Sengupta
Director Health and Social Care
South Lanarkshire Council

and then from:

Charlotte Wilson
Chief Inspector (Temporary), Children and Young People
Care Inspectorate

Maree Allison
Chief Executive
Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)

John Trainer
Chief Social Work Officer for Renfrewshire Council and Convener
Social Work Scotland

Papers for this item:

Paper 1_CCCESP Bill Cover Note (3) (552KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2025

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item

2. Evidence Session (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.

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