CPG Meeting No.1: 20th September 2023 (online) MSPs present: 4 Non-MSPs present: 15 Main Subjects discussed: • Election of office bearers: Ruth Maguire MSP and Rhoda Grant MSP were voted and seconded as co-conveners and Jacci Stoyle was voted and seconded as secretariat. • Presentation by the Rt Hon Diana Johnson DBE MP, Labour member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull North, on the work of the Home Affairs Select Committee, of which she is the Chair, regarding the Online Harms Bill • Opportunity for questions from the group • Feedback from MSPs on any parliamentary progress concerning CSE • AOB and date of next meeting th Meeting No.2: 8 November 2023 (in-person) MSPs present: 2 Non-MSPs present: 26 Main Subjects discussed: • The launch of the CPG for CSE presentation ‘Imagine a World without Commercial Sexual Exploitation’ in its animated format. • A presentation by Linda Thompson from the Women’s Support Project (WSP), of their exhibition, ‘Imagine a World without Commercial Sexual Exploitation’ which was on display in the parliament and available for members to view in the Garden Room, as part of the meeting. • Opportunities for questions and discussion, both in the room and afterwards at the exhibition, with members of staff from the WSP on hand to respond • AOB and date of next meeting Meeting No. 3: 6th February 2024 (online) MSPs present: 3 Non-MSPs present: 27 Main Subjects discussed • In relevant parliamentary and CPG updates, Ruth Maguire recounted a successful debate in the chamber on the Model for Scotland’s International Insights and the launch of the Scottish Government’s document, ‘Scotland’s strategic approach to challenging and deterring men’s demand for prostitution and supporting the recovery and sustainable exit of those involved in prostitution’.