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Chamber and committees

Education, Children and Young People Committee


Minutes: 04 February 2026

Wednesday, 04 February 2026

5th Meeting, 2026

Start time:09:00am
End time: 01:07pm
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Published: Wednesday, 04 February 2026
Also Present:
  • Jeremy Balfour MSP, Natalie Don-Innes (Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, MSP, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Martin Whitfield MSP, Sue Webber MSP

Minutes


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

The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 1).

The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 1, 2, 3, 131, 132, 133, 134, 137, 138, 147, 

The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—

127 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
128 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
92 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
93 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
95 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
136 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
140 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
10 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—

87 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
94 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
139 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
9 (For 0, Against 10, Abstentions 0)

The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 88, 129, 143, 144 and 145.

The following amendments were pre-empted: 5 and 90.

The following amendments were not moved: 4, 126, 89, 6, 91, 7, 130, 135, 141, 142, 146, 148, 8, 96, 149, 150 and 151.

The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: Section 2.

The following provisions were agreed to as amended: Sections 1 and 3.

The Committee ended consideration of the Bill for the day.

Paul O'Kane indicated an interest as his husband is a registered social worker.


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