Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
31st Meeting, 2024
The Committee agreed to take item 4 and to take equivalent items on future agendas in private.
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Eleanor Deeming, Legal Officer, Scottish Human Rights Commission;
Dr Murray Earle, Lecturer in Medical Law, Mason Institute for Medicine, Life Sciences and the Law, University of Edinburgh;
Dr Mary Neal, Reader in Law, Strathclyde University;
Lynda Towers, Public Policy Committee Member, Law Society of Scotland;
and then from—
Dr Stephen Potts, Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry, NHS Lothian, representing the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland;
Professor Colin McKay, Professor, Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research, Edinburgh Napier University.
Sandesh Gulhane declared an interest as a practising NHS GP and as chair of the Medical Advisory Group set up to advise and inform the Member in Charge of the Bill in advance of its introduction.
Elena Whitham declared an interest as a member of Humanist Society Scotland.
Clare Haughey declared an interest as holding a bank nurse contract with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and as having commissioned the Scottish Mental Health Law Review when she was a Minister.
The Committee considered the following negative instrument—
Clare Haughey declared an interest as a contributor to an NHS superannuation and pension scheme.
Sandesh Gulhane declared an interest as a practising NHS GP and a contributor to the NHS pension scheme.
The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government with questions related to the negative instrument.
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2 and the evidence it heard under agenda item 2 at its meeting on 11 November.