Convener

*Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)

Committee members

*Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)

*Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)

*Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con)

*Gail Ross (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)

*Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con)

Committee substitutes

Linda Fabiani (East Kilbride) (SNP)

Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con)

Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD)

The following also participated:

Bruce Adamson (Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland)

Joanna Barrett (Barnardo’s Scotland, Children 1st and NSPCC Scotland)

Martin Canavan (Aberlour Child Care Trust)

Lucy Chetty (Scottish Autism)

Alison Davis (Saheliya)

John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

Amy Johnson (Zero Tolerance)

Tríona Lenihan (Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children)

Gordon Lindhurst (Lothian) (Con)

Maureen Phillip (PAMIS)

Nora Uhrig (Equality and Human Rights Commission)

Clerk to the committee

Claire Menzies