Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee [Session 6]

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Meeting Agenda

13th Meeting, 2024

• Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024
• Session: 6
• Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
• Start time: 10:00am
• Published: Thursday, May 23, 2024 02:51pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

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2 Suicide Prevention in Scotland

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Maree Todd, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, Scottish Government

Morag Williamson, Head of Suicide Prevention and Distress Intervention, Scottish Government

Haylis Smith, National Delivery Lead for Suicide Prevention, on behalf of the Scottish Government and COSLA

Dr Alastair Cook, Principal Medical Officer, Scottish Government

Councillor Paul Kelly, Spokesperson for Health and Social Care, COSLA

Eddie Follan, Chief Officer, Health and Social Care, COSLA

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Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk posted 23/05/2024 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/24/13/1, 100KB, pdf)

EHRCJ/S6/24/13/2(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Suicide Prevention in Scotland (in private) (Private)

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

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4 Correspondence

The Committee will consider correspondence received from Shelter Scotland.

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5 Annual report (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2023 to 12 May 2024.

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