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We have received apologies from Mark Griffin MSP, Meghan Gallacher MSP and Willie Coffey MSP. Fulton MacGregor joins us online this morning. Under the first item on our agenda does the committee agree to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private?
We have received apologies from Mark Griffin this morning. Marie McNair will join us online. The first item on the agenda is to decide whether to take items 7, 8 and 9 in private.
Introduction
At its meeting on Wednesday 21 June 2022, the Criminal Justice Committee considered a supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum ("LCM") from the Scottish Government on the Online Safety Bill (UK Parliament). The LCM can be found here (see also Annex).
As members will know, both letters have already been circulated and published online. If members so agree, and as I have done at previous meetings of the committee, I intend then to move the meeting back into public session, to announce any decisions that the committee might have taken during its discussions in private.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 February 2024
For psychological therapies, we also have a number of online platforms that people can use for cognitive behavioural therapy and so on, so we are embracing the online option where possible.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 November 2025
The Taskforce currently plan to publish a strategic plan bringing together work from across Scottish Government to protect children and young people from online harms and promote positive online behaviours at the turn of the year.
The second, which has just been signed, is to assist in the technical development work required for December’s launch of the initial version of online app, as well as further technical work as required for the subsequent roll out from 2026.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
31 October 2023