Chamber and committees

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

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Meeting Agenda

29th Meeting, 2024

• Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
• Session: 6
• Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
• Start time: 10:20am
• Published: Monday, November 4, 2024 03:26pm

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1 Declaration of interests

Elena Whitham will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

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2 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.

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3 Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

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

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Witnesses

Julian Gardner AM, Chairperson, Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board

Katherine Waller, Voluntary Assisted Dying Training - Project Manager, The Australian Centre for Health Law Research

Professor Ben White, Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, The Australian Centre for Health Law Research

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Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill - Note by the Clerk posted 04/11/2024 (Ref: HSCS/S6/24/29/1, 174KB, pdf)

HSCS/S6/24/29/2(P) (Private Paper)

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4 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (Prohibition on Disposal of a Body without Authorisation) Amendment Regulations 2024

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Subordinate legislation - Negative SSI paper posted 31/10/2024 (Ref: HSCS/S6/24/29/3, 186KB, pdf)

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5 Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.

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6 Work programme

The Committee will consider its future work programme.

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HSCS/S6/24/29/4(P) (Private Paper)

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