Chamber and committees

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Agenda: 24 September 2025

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

27th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am

Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room

Agenda items:

Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill
Evidence Session (in private)

Agenda published: Friday, 19 September 2025 11:50am

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1. Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill

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

Mark O'Donnell
Director of Enable Communities
Enable

Kate Sanger
Family Carer and Co-creator of Communication Passport

Suzi Martin
External Affairs Manager
National Autistic Society Scotland

and then from:

Sarah Leitch
Director of Development
British Institute of Learning Disabilities

Nicola Killean
Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland

Ben Higgins
Chief Executive Officer
Restraint Reduction Network

Papers for this item:

Paper 1_Cover Note (502KB, pdf) posted 19 September 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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