Convener:
Joe FitzPatrick (SNP) (until 11 April 2023)
Kaukab Stewart (SNP) (from 25 April 2023)
Deputy Convener: Maggie Chapman (Green)
Membership: The committee has 7 members
Committee meetingsThere were 31 meetings in the parliamentary yearNumberTotal meetings of the Committee31Meetings held wholly in private1Meetings held partly in private27Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference1Hybrid meetings15Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Karen AdamSNP29 (31)Maggie ChapmanGreen31 (31)Pam Duncan-Glancy (until 25 April 2023)Lab29 (29)Joe FitzPatrick (until 11 April 2023)SNP27 (28)Pam GosalCon31 (31)Rachael Hamilton (from 25 May 2022)Con31 (31)Fulton MacGregorSNP2 (2)Paul O’Kane (from 25 April 2023)Lab2 (2)Alexander Stewart (until 25 May 2022)Con28 (29)Kaukab Stewart (from 18 April 2023)SNP3 (3)Substitute membersSubstitute membersPartyNumber of meetings attendedJeremy Balfour (until 25 May 2022)Con0Sarah Boyack (from 25 April 2023)Lab0Craig Hoy (from 25 May 2022)Con0Ben Macpherson (from 18 April 2023)SNP0Paul O’Kane (until 25 April 2023)Lab0Mark Ruskell (from 29 November 2023)Green0Kaukab Stewart (until 18 April 2023)SNP1Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Katrina Venters
Advisers: None
Visits
The Committee undertook a visit to the Health and Education Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland for Children with Additional Support Needs, as part of its access to justice work.