Minutes: 22 November 2023

1. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Colleges of Further Education and Regional Strategic Bodies (Membership of Boards) (Scotland) Order 2023 [draft] from—

Graeme Dey, Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans and Adam Mackie, Senior Policy Officer, Institutional Governance and Reform Unit, Scottish Government.

2. Subordinate legislation:

Graeme Dey, Minister for Higher and Further Education and Minister for Veterans moved—S6M-11026—That the Education, Children and Young People Committee recommends that the Colleges of Further Education and Regional Strategic Bodies (Membership of Boards) (Scotland) Order 2023 [draft] be approved.

The Committee agreed unanimously.

3. The Promise:

The Committee took evidence from—

Mike Burns, Assistant Chief Officer, Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership and Convener and Chair of the National Chief Social Work Officer Committee, representing Social Work Scotland;

Fraser McKinlay, Chief Executive, The Promise Scotland;

Kevin Mitchell, Executive Director for Scrutiny and Assurance, Care Inspectorate;

and then from—

Nicola Killean, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland;

Louise Hunter, Chief Executive Officer, Who Cares? Scotland;

Claire Burns, Director, CELCIS.

4. Evidence Session (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.