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Empowering people means creating the kind of space where people can come in and get knowledge and independent advice on issues such as community brokerage support, which my colleague Anne-Marie Monaghan would have talked about if she was here today.
The committee thanks Gerry Michie, Mary Geaney, Jim Shields and their respective teams, who all generously gave their time and shared their insights when the committee visited HM YOI Polmont, Rossie Young People’s Trust and St Mary’s Kenmure.
To supplement our evidence, we visited three secure accommodation units: Edinburgh secure services Howdenhall; the Kibble secure unit in Paisley; and St Mary’s Kenmure secure unit in Bishopbriggs.
Substitution on Committees: The Minister for Parliamentary Business (George Adam), on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S6M-06001—That the Parliament agrees that James Dornan be appointed to replace MarieMcNair as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.
Justice Committee Membership: Margaret Mitchell, Douglas Ross, Oliver Mundell, Liam McArthur, John Finnie, Rona Mackay, Mairi Evans, Mary Fee, Ben Macpherson, Fulton MacGregor, Stewart Stevenson.
In order to build a positive relationship with a child that has additional support needs, you need to invest a lot of time and you need a level of expertise around how to communicate in positive way.
Marie Harrison highlighted that My Rights, My Say is only available in relation to 12 to 15 year olds despite there being a demand for the service outwith this...
Official Report of Meeting 8 October 2025
Written submissions
PE1865/A: Ray Taylor submission of 13 June 2021
PE1865/B: James Snell submission of 17 June 2021
PE1865/C: Iana Buckley submission of 17 June 2021
PE1865/D: Elizabeth Cunningham submission of 17 June 2021
PE1865/E: Norma Roberts submission of 19 June 2021
PE1865/F: Kathleen Wilson submission of 19 June 2021
PE1865/G: Cathleen Macleod submission of 19 June 2021
PE1865/H: Shadia Hernandez submission of 19 June 2021
PE1865/I: Anonymous submission of 25 June 2021
PE1865/J: Anonymous submission of 25 June 2021
PE1865/K: Anonymous submission of 25 June 2021
PE1865/L: Michelle Cree submission of 25 June 2021
PE1865/M: Isobel Mclafferty submission of 25 June 2021
PE1865/N: Anonymous submission of 25 June 2021
PE1865/O: Agnes Thomson submission of 25 June 2021
PE1865/P Anonymous submission of 25 June 2021
PE1865/Q: Fiona Robinson submission of 25 June 2021
PE1865/R: Fiona Stephenson submission of 25 June 2021
PE1865/S: Maureen Kane submission of 26 June 2021
PE1865/T: Lesley Hughes submission of 27 June 2021
PE1865/U: Graham Bute submission of 29 June 2021
PE1865/V: Amy Hughes submission of 29 June 2021
PE1865/W: Margaret Thomson submission of 29 June 2021
PE1865/X: Patricia Conlon submission of 29 June 2021
PE1865/Y: Anonymous submission of 30 June 2021
PE1865/Z: Nicole MacNiven submission of 2 July 2021
PE1865/AA: Marie...
Some submissions, such as that of St Mary's Music School, suggested that the current model was no longer fit for purpose:
A consistency of provision across the country is something that needs to be achieved.