Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Minutes
30th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 08:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:31
- Published: Thursday, November 17, 2022 01:23pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Natalie Don (Deputy Convener)
- Jeremy Balfour (Member)
- Miles Briggs (Member)
- Foysol Choudhury (Member)
- James Dornan (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Paul McLennan (Member)
- Emma Roddick (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.
2 National Care Service (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Frank McKillop, Head of Policy and Research, ENABLE Scotland;
Rachel Cackett, Chief Executive Officer, Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS);
Beth Reid, Senior Policy Officer, Crisis;
Sheena Arthur, Partnership Manager (Health and Social Care), Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS);
Chris Gehrke, Community Leader/Director, L'Arche Highland;
Andrew Ewen, Chief of Staff, Leonard Cheshire;
and then from—
Kevin Stewart, Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, Scottish Government.
3 National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and agreed to write a letter to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on the general principles of the Bill at Stage 1.