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Following this, the Committee concluded its inquiry by taking evidence from Jeane Freeman MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on Scotland's COVID-19: Vaccination programme.
I will therefore reflect on this further as stage 1 scrutiny of the Bill continues and consider whether to seek to amend the Bill, should it progress to stage 2, accordingly.
Yours sincerely,
Neil Bibby MSP
The JWG specifically recommended that section 9 of the Code of Conduct be revised to reflect the new sexual harassment policy and allow complaints to be made directly to the Commissioner about an MSP’s treatment of parliamentary staff or the staff of another member.
The Minister offered to write to the Committee to provide an update.
Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Children and Young People, moved—
S5M-15747—That the Education and Skills Committee recommends that the Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018 be approved.
Consultation on the proposed Bill
On 12 May 2017, John Finnie MSP launched a consultation for a proposed Bill to give children equal protection from assault.1Finnie, J. (2017, May 12).
These requirements are set out in the Code of Conduct for MSPs.
The Committee previously expressed disappointment that details of the complaint were shared with the media by James Dornan.
He believed that alternatives to the blanket ban must be actively considered if further legal challenges were to be avoided.vLetter from Patrick Harvie MSP to Convener of the Equalities and Human Rights Committee, 15 June 2018.