Education, Children and Young People Committee
12th Meeting, 2025
The Committee considered the following negative instrument—
Recognition of Overseas Qualifications (Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2025
The Committee made no comment on the instrument.
The Committee took evidence on the Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft] from—
Jenny Gilruth, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and Laura Meikle, Head of Support and Wellbeing Unit, Scottish Government;
Nico McKenzie-Juetten, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate.
Jenny Gilruth, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills moved—
S6M-16753—That the Education, Children and Young People Committee recommends that the Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
The Committee took evidence from—
Nicola Killean, Commissioner, Gina Wilson, Head of Strategy and Nick Hobbs, Head of Advice and Investigations, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland.
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4.
The Committee agreed its work programme.
The Committee agreed to seek permission from the Parliamentary Bureau to hold additional meetings at the same time as plenary proceedings in the afternoon.
The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise and the Minister for Parliamentary Business.