Education, Children and Young People Committee [Session 6]

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Meeting Agenda

11th Meeting, 2023

• Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
• Session: 6
• Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Friday, March 24, 2023 03:16pm

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1 Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill

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

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Witnesses

Alison Gough, Director, The Good Shepherd Centre

Kevin Northcott, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Rossie Young People's Trust

Claire Lunday, Headteacher, St Mary's Kenmure Secure Care Centre

Gerald Michie, Governor, HMP & YOI Polmont, Scottish Prison Service

Sue Brookes, Interim Director for Strategy and Stakeholder Engagement, Scottish Prison Service

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Sheriff David Mackie, Chairperson, Hearings System Working Group, The Promise Scotland

Chloe Riddell, Policy Lead, The Promise Scotland

Meg Thomas, Head of Research, Policy & Participation, Includem

Laura Pasternak, Policy & Public Affairs Manager, Who Cares? Scotland

Kate Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, Victim Support Scotland

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20230329 Cover note Care and Justice (2) posted 24/03/2023 (Ref: ECYP/S6/23/11/1, 668KB, pdf)

ECYP/S6/23/11/2(P) (Private Paper)

ECYP/S6/23/11/3(P) (Private Paper)

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2 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Safeguarders Panel) Amendment Regulations 2023

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20230329 SSI 2023-66 The Childrens Hearings Scotland Act 2011 Safeguarders Panel Amendment Regulations 2023 posted 24/03/2023 (Ref: ECYP/S6/23/11/4, 162KB, pdf)

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3 Evidence Session (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.

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