Education, Culture and Sport Committee, 03 Dec 2002

Meeting date: Tuesday, December 3, 2002

Official Report 215KB pdf

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Item in Private

I call the meeting to order. Members should ensure that all mobile phones and pagers are turned off.

The first item on the agenda is consideration of whether to take item 4 in private. However, I suggest that, with members' permission, we defer that item until 17 December to allow us to consider amendments to the Protection of Children (Scotland) Bill fully today.

That is a sensible idea. However, when we meet on 17 December, we will have to discuss whether we need to take the report on the purpose of Scottish education through another stage of editing. I have privately indicated to you that, although the report is excellent, it is somewhat indigestible in its current form and might require some further editing before we publish it.

Absolutely. Are members agreed?

Members indicated agreement.