Cross-Party Group on Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse th Date and Time 8 October 2025 6.00pm Minute Present MSPs Fulton MacGregor MSP, Convener, Brian Whittle MSP, Depute Convener Invited guests Leigh McFarlane, Kaizen Safeguarding Non-MSP Group Members Anne Macdonald, Health & Social Care Adviser, Secretariat, Stuart Allardyce, Lucy Faithfull Foundation, Secretariat, Sharon Belshaw, Break the Silence, Sandra Brown, Moira Anderson Fondation, Dr Geraldine Dow, Psychotherapist, Katy Jackson, Thirtyone:eight, Sarah Keer-Keer, Mairsinn, Giles Moffat, Edinburgh Academy Survivors, Ashley Scotland, Thriving Survivors, Treasurer, Shaun Taylor, 18& Under, Alison Wales, NSPCC, Carol Willson, Campaigner Apologies Andrew Campbell, Campaigner, Fay Maxted, The Survivors Trust, Dr Eric Swanepoel, Writer & Researcher Agenda item 1 th Approval of Minutes 25 March 2025 Approved: Sandra Brown Seconded: Sharon Belshaw Agenda item 2 Matters arising Before we opened the meeting, we acknowledged the reasons why so many meetings have been either cancelled or rescheduled at short notice due to parliamentary business running over and late sittings in the Chamber.