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The first item of business today is the committee’s second evidence session on the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill. Last week we took evidence from local authorities on the bill.
I welcome Liam McCabe, president of the National Union of Students Scotland; Mary Senior, Scotland official for the University and College Union Scotland; and Alastair Sim, director of Universities Scotland.
We have a situation in Scotlandright now where crime is at a 41-year low, and I think that that is a credit to police officers working in every single community across Scotland.
We are all familiar with the events around the EU withdrawal bill. I want to emphasise two points, both of which appeared in the Secretary of State for Scotland’s evidence last week.
On 13 September 2021 the Committee issued a call for views for an inquiry about how UKIMA affects Scotland. The Committee reported on 22 February 2022.
Dear Convener
Public Audit Committee scrutiny of the joint Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission Report: Community Empowerment: Covid-19 update.
Jennifer Hunter reported that the Church of Scotland has announced that it will be closing 750 of it’s 1500 churches in Scotland as part of a new radical action plan. 7.
The Government has published only one draft bill that relates to child protection—the children's hearings (Scotland) bill—but it had to drop that, before resurrecting it, so inept is the team of education ministers.
Members indicated agreement.Mental Health (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Mental Health (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 We proceed now to our normal format for a round-table session.