Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
10th Meeting, 2026
Committees sometimes meet in private. This might be to hear confidential or particularly sensitive information, or to discuss a draft report. When a committee meets in private, its proceedings are not broadcast and there is no Official Report. However, the committee minutes will record the business taken and any decisions reached.
The Committee will decide whether to take items 6 and 8 in private and whether to consider a draft Legacy Report and draft annual report in private at future meetings.
The Committee will take evidence from—
Papers for this item:
Sport and physical activity - Note by the Clerk (134KB, pdf) posted 26 February 2026
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will take evidence on the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Amendment Order 2026 from—
Papers for this item:
Note by the Clerk on The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] (129KB, pdf) posted 26 February 2026
Jenni Minto (Minister for Public Health and Women's Health) to move—
S6M-20591—That the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recommends that the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Amendment Order 2026 be approved.
The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2026
National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2026
National Health Service (Common Staffing Method) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026
Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Cancellation of Registration) Order 2026
Papers for this item:
Note by the Clerk on Multiple Negative Instruments (194KB, pdf) posted 26 February 2026
The Committee will consider a draft report on the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Amendment Order 2026.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider a draft report.
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.