Chamber and committees

Education, Children and Young People Committee

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Meeting Agenda

7th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
• Start time: 09:15am
• Published: Friday, February 21, 2025 02:39pm

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1 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Level 1 and Level 2 Disclosure Review Application (Scotland) Regulations 2025

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Paper 1_Neg SSI (1) posted 21/02/2025 (Ref: ECYP/S6/25/7/1, 250KB, pdf)

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2 Widening Access Inquiry

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Professor John McKendrick, Commissioner for Fair Access

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James Dunphy, Director of Educational Excellence, Advanced HE

Lydia Rohmer, Principal and Chief Executive, UHI North, West and Hebrides, representing Colleges Scotland

Rebecca Scarlett, Senior Policy and Information Officer, Lead Scotland

Claire McPherson, Director, Universities Scotland

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Paper 2 Cover note - Widening access posted 21/02/2025 (Ref: ECYP/S6/25/7/2, 902KB, pdf)

ECYP/S6/25/7/3(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Evidence Session (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

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4 Work programme (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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ECYP/S6/25/7/4(P) (Private Paper)

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