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No points raised
At its meeting on 21 January 2025, the Committee considered the following instruments under its remit and agreed not to draw them to the attention of the Parliament.
Public Visitors and Contacts
The parliament was closed to visitors from 17 March 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. When Parliamentary business resumed in August 2020, Visitor Services provided limited services for guest registration and were able to operate a limited mail order style service in the shop.
Inquiry into mental health support for young people in Scotland
Following a series of external engagement events held in 2019-20 to inform its inquiry into mental health support for young people in Scotland, the Committee published its final report on 24 July 2020.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 February 2021
Introduction
Following the introduction of "lockdown" provisions in late March 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Scottish Parliament adapted its practices and procedures through the variation and suspension of some of the Rules in the Parliament's Standing Orders.
Instrument Overview
The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rules of Procedure in Children’s Hearings) Amendment Rules 2021 [draft] was laid by the Scottish Government on 18 December 2020.
The Purpose of the instrument as listed in the policy note is as follows -
‘Section 25 of the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 introduced an opportunity for certain persons to participate in Children’s Hearings without the necessity of relevant person status or deemed relevant person status.
Written and Oral evidence links
The Committee took oral evidence at the following committee meetings:
15 December 2020
22 December 2020
12 January 2021
Written submissions of evidence were received from:
Abused Men in Scotland
Angus Violence Against Women Partnership
Charter...
Under Rule 10.6.5, the Bureau is required to lodge the following motion— George Adam on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Parliament agrees that the Aquaculture and Fisheries etc.