Education Committee, 29 Oct 2003

Meeting date: Wednesday, October 29, 2003

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Scottish Parliament Education Committee Wednesday 29 October 2003 (Morning)

[The Convener opened the meeting at 09:32]

Good morning and welcome to this meeting of the Education Committee. Before we move to the agenda, I wish to raise an issue that is not on the agenda.

I have received representations from Rhona Brankin and others regarding the report that came out during the recess into the death of Caleb Ness in Edinburgh. Although it is too late to put that matter on the agenda for today, I have spoken to Executive ministers about it. I understand that it is their intention to write to the committee about the implications for child protection and social work services arising from that case. I will put the matter on the agenda for a future meeting, so that we can have a full discussion about it. We are not allowed to have a discussion about it this morning, as it is not a formal agenda item, but we will come back to it in a week or two, when we know the Executive's position on it.