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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 17 September 2025
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Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 10 September 2025

Roz McCall

First of all, thank you for all the evidence that you have given; it has been very detailed, and I appreciate it.

I will zoom back a bit, if that is okay. All three of you have been there from the start, with the vision, and have been involved right from its inception and all the way through the process. We know where we are, and where we are trying to get to, but key to all this will be how the provisions are implemented and enacted. I have a very general question. Does the bill provide the correct avenues to achieve the aims? Does it have the money attached to do that? What unintended consequences do we need to be mindful of as we go through the process?

I am happy to hear from all three witnesses. Fraser McKinlay, your microphone light is on, so I will start with you.

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 10 September 2025

Roz McCall

Claire Burns, you mentioned implementation. I had real concerns about that when the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill was going through Parliament. I guess that this question will be for everybody but, from your point of view, Claire, are the avenues that the Government has chosen to make this work and to implement the changes—including the financial and workforce planning aspects and so on—the right ones to achieve the outcomes that we are trying to get to?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 10 September 2025

Roz McCall

Please feel free to let me know what those are. Ms Galli, have you got anything else to add?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 10 September 2025

Roz McCall

That is wonderful—thank you. I have no more questions, convener.

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 10 September 2025

Roz McCall

Do you want to comment, Sheriff Mackie?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 10 September 2025

Roz McCall

That is very helpful. Thank you very much.

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 10 September 2025

Roz McCall

That is very helpful.

The bill will go through stages 2 and 3, and there will be amendments and so on, but can you flag up any unintended consequences of the bill as it has been drafted, from a legal perspective?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 10 September 2025

Roz McCall

I thought that that would be the answer. I thought that privacy would be in there too, but that is fine. Anyone else?

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill

Meeting date: 3 June 2025

Roz McCall

I think that you have already answered this question, so I am only asking to get clarity. The subordinate legislation under section 21 can amend primary legislation, but, as you have already highlighted, bodies such as the Electoral Commission do not want to get involved in that. Are you happy that the issue of changing primary legislation has been covered by the Electoral Commission’s submission? If not, would it be better to limit that power? I think that you have already answered that question, but I want to highlight that.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill

Meeting date: 3 June 2025

Roz McCall

That is fine.