Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Session 6]

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Meeting Agenda

6th Meeting, 2024

• Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Thursday, February 22, 2024 04:34pm

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1 Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill (in private) (Private)

The Committee will receive a briefing from Scottish Government officials.

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HSCS/S6/24/6/1(P) (Private Paper)

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2 Decisions on taking business in private

 

Not before 9.50am

The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private and whether to consider, in private at future meetings, evidence heard at those meetings as part of its Stage 1 scrutiny of the Abortion (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill.

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3 Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on commissioned research on comparable legislation and its implementation worldwide from—

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Witnesses

Emily Ottley, Independent Researcher

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Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill - Commissioned research - Note by the clerk posted 22/02/2024 (Ref: HSCS/S6/24/6/2, 1MB, pdf)

Commissioned Research Report (powerpoint) posted 22/02/2024 (Ref: HSCS/S6/24/6/3, 292KB, pdf)

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4 Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

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

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Witnesses

Alice Murray

Lily Roberts

Lucy Grieve, Co-Founder, Back Off Scotland

Rachael Clarke, Chief of Staff, British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)

Dr Rebecca Mason, Research and Policy Lead, The Young Women’s Movement

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Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill - Note by the clerk posted 22/02/2024 (Ref: HSCS/S6/24/6/4, 658KB, pdf)

HSCS/S6/24/6/5(P) (Private Paper)

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5 Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda items 3 and 4.

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