1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private and to consider pre-budget correspondence or its report in private at future meetings.

2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—

• Dr Alison Hosie
  Research Officer
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Sara Cowan
  Coordinator
  Scottish Women's Budget Group

and then from -

• Ed Pybus
  Policy and Parliamentary Officer
  Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland
• Morag Treanor
  Deputy Chair
  Poverty and Inequality Commission
• Paul Bradley
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.