Equal Opportunities Committee, 24 Oct 2000

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 24, 2000

Official Report 99KB pdf

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Sex Education

Are there any questions or comments on the paper on sex education? Does the committee want to pursue this matter further and take evidence?

I had a difficulty with the hyperlink to the documents. I have read the documents that I have but I am not confident that I have all of them.

There was a problem with the hyperlink. Another e-mail was sent out, but we could put this item on to the agenda for the next meeting.

I was going to suggest that. I tried my best, with my limited knowledge of new technology, to print the documents out. I managed quite well, I think, but I have not been able to digest the material properly.

It is important that we consider fully whether we want to take evidence. When the committee took evidence about section 2A, it was clear that sex education was a cause of concern for parents. The reassurances that were given were important in ensuring that people were comfortable that the repeal of section 2A was right.

I would like us to have more time to digest the material, once we have the proper hyperlink, so I suggest that we discuss this matter at the next meeting.

There is not a long time scale, but we could leave the matter until the next meeting. I will discuss with the clerk when we could fit in evidence taking.