Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
5th Meeting, 2024
The Committee agreed to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private and agreed that its briefing session with Scottish Government officials on the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill on 27 February be taken in private.
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2024
National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
The Committee took evidence from individuals who have participated in informal engagement workstreams as part of its post-legislative scrutiny of the Act, as follows—
Becs Barker and Michael Collier, Social care providers workstream;
Peter McDonnell, Social work staff workstream;
Ryan Murray, Social care staff workstream;
Lucy McDonald and Julia Smith, Individuals workstream;
Dr Pauline Nolan, Head of Leadership and Civic Participation, Inclusion Scotland;
Ann Marie Penman, Carers workstream.
Sandesh Gulhane declared an interest as a practising NHS GP.
The Committee considered a revised draft Stage 1 report. The Committee agreed, by division, not to allow the inclusion of explanatory text in footnotes recording dissent by individual members. Various changes to the report were then agreed to, some by division, and the report was agreed for publication.
The Committee considered and agreed a draft report on the Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft]
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.
The Committee considered its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. The Committee noted a paper outlining a trauma-informed approach to taking evidence from witnesses with lived experience.