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Chamber and committees

Education, Children and Young People Committee


Agenda: 18 May 2022

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

14th Meeting, 2022

Start time: 09:30am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Agenda items:

  1. Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Evidence Session (in private)

Agenda published: Friday, 13 May 2022 03:36pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP
    Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
    Scottish Government
  • Graeme Logan
    Director of Learning
    Scottish Government
  • Alison Taylor
    Deputy Director for Improvement, Attainment and Wellbeing
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Cross-border Placements (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 from—

  • Nick Hobbs
    Head of Advice and Investigations
    Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
  • Maria Galli
    Legal Officer
    Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Evidence Session (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda items 1 and 2.