Meeting Agenda
The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private, and whether equivalent items on future agendas should be taken in private.
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Eleanor Deeming, Legal Officer, Scottish Human Rights Commission
Dr Murray Earle, Lecturer in Medical Law, Mason Institute for Medicine, Life Sciences and the Law, University of Edinburgh
Dr Mary Neal, Reader in Law, Strathclyde University
Lynda Towers, Public Policy Committee Member, Law Society of Scotland
Dr Arun Chopra, Medical Director, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
Professor Colin McKay, Professor, Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research, Edinburgh Napier University
Dr Stephen Potts, Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry, NHS Lothian, representing the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill - Note by the Clerk posted 07/11/2024 (Ref: HSCS/S6/24/31/1, 171KB, pdf)
HSCS/S6/24/31/2(P) (Private Paper)
HSCS/S6/24/31/3(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Subordinate legislation - Negative SSI paper posted 08/11/2024 (Ref: HSCS/S6/24/31/4, 285KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.