Convener

*Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Lab)

Committee members

*Roderick Campbell (North East Fife) (SNP)

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Ind)

*Colin Keir (Edinburgh Western) (SNP)

*Alison McInnes (North East Scotland) (LD)

Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con)

*John Pentland (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab)

*Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Tam Baillie (Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People)

Mark Ballard (Barnardo’s Scotland)

Professor James Chalmers (University of Glasgow)

Morag Driscoll (Scottish Child Law Centre)

Professor Fiona Leverick (University of Glasgow)

Shelagh McCall (Scottish Human Rights Commission)

Rachel Stewart (Scottish Association for Mental Health)

Clerk to the committee

Irene Fleming