What's On

The committee will meet at 9:00am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] from—

• Natalie Don-Innes, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Gavin Henderson, Deputy Director Keeping the Promise, and Aisha Pereyra, Team Leader, Care Leaver Payment, Scottish Government.

• Susan Bonellie, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate.

2. Subordinate legislation: Natalie Don-Innes,  Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise to move—S6M-20537—That the Education, Children and Young People Committee recommends that the Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (Modification) Regulations 2026
Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rules of Procedure in Children’s Hearings) Amendment Rules 2026

4. Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Pauline McIntyre on 85252 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/10) from—

• Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Scottish Government.

• Dr Coby Needle, Chief Fisheries Advisor for Scotland and Jim Watson, Head of Domestic Fisheries Management, Marine Directorate, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation:

Tim Eagle to move—

S6M-20686—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2026 be annulled.

4. Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).

5. Draft Climate Change Plan: The Committee will consider a draft report.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Emma Johnston on 85225 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:30am at T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Consideration of continued petitions:

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE1864: Increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for onshore windfarms;

PE1885: Make offering Community Shared Ownership mandatory for all windfarm development planning proposals;

PE2095: Improve the public consultation processes for energy infrastructure projects;

PE2109: Halt any further pump storage hydro schemes on Scottish lochs holding wild Atlantic salmon;

PE2157: Update planning advice for energy storage issues and ensure that it includes clear guidance for the location of battery energy storage systems near residences and communities;

PE2159: Halt the production of hydrogen from freshwater;

PE2160: Introduce an energy strategy;

PE1859: Retain falconers' rights to practise upland falconry in Scotland;

PE2105: Safeguard Scottish Listed Buildings at risk of unnecessary demolition;

PE2112: Conduct an independent review of childcare costs and availability in Scotland;

PE2138: Make publicly owned buildings accessible for people with colour blindness;

PE2149: Install speed cameras near schools;

PE2151: Grant protected status to primitive goat species in the Scottish Borders;

PE2163: Develop guidance on child contact domestic abuse; and

PE2166: Establish a standardised timeframe for civil proceedings in child custody cases.

2. Consideration of new petitions:

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE2210: Improve access to local healthcare in rural communities; and

PE2211: Follow the science and broaden eligibility for Covid vaccines.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Jyoti Chandola on 85227 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.

2. Reflections on the budget proposed for 2026-27 and Scottish Spending Review: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive and Heather Duncan, Interim Finance Director, Scottish Prison Service;

and then from—

• Stephen McGowan, Legal Director and Marlene Anderson, Director of Finance, Procurement and Estates, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.

• Malcolm Graham, Chief Executive, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.

3. Reflections on the budget proposed for 2026-27 and Scottish Spending Review: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Stephen Imrie on 85931 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take agenda items 3, 4 and 5 in private.

2. Best Value in policing: Joint Best Value audit of policing in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland.

• Fiona Mitchell-Knight, Audit Director and Lucy Jones, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.

• Craig Naylor, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland and John Paterson, Lead Inspector, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland.

3. Best Value in policing: Joint Best Value audit of policing in Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from—

• Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland.

• Fiona Mitchell-Knight, Audit Director and Lucy Jones, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.

• Craig Naylor, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland and John Paterson, Lead Inspector, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland.

4. Best Value in policing: Joint Best Value audit of policing in Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agree any further action it wishes to take.

5. Cairngorm funicular railway: The Committee will consider a draft report on the Cairngorm funicular railway.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Claire Menzies at [email protected]