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I think that he is nine, although I might have got that wrong.

He is probably nine now.

No, he is older than that. I am getting it wrong. I am not very good with ages. He is now about as tall as my shoulder height. [Laughter.]

I met Callum the other week, and he is as determined as ever.

This comes back to the longevity of the petition. You might remember the furore and activity that surrounded Callum Isted’s first appearance at the committee. The First Minister at the time made significant promises. To keep his hopes up, he is a very determined campaigner. Whatever the outcome of the committee’s decision, I know that Callum will still be fighting long and hard for environmental issues that are close to his heart. He continues to campaign for a variety of things locally and, as I said, he is a very determined young lad. I am proud of everything that he has done to bring the issue to the attention of the committee.

We need to challenge each of our decisions on how we interact with and take forward sustainable goals, and Callum determined that his proposal would be a quick win, albeit that it might have had cost implications. It is disappointing that only 13 local authorities have expressed an interest in the proposal, but I am sure that Callum will carry on campaigning.

The convener noted that there have been two First Ministers since Ms Sturgeon was First Minister. She promised Callum a visit to Bute house. Given that that promise has never been honoured, I wonder whether the committee might ask the current First Minister if he would extend such an invitation to Callum.

Article 3 of protocol 1 states that it concerns only legislative bodies. I am looking for clarification. Since councils are not legislative bodies, is it possible to get the changes in place at council level as soon as the bill is passed? The minister and I might have further discussions before stage 3 to consider an amendment that would at least put the changes in place at local authority level, so that there is that sort of equality around this.

I want to ask the minister for clarification on amendment 20, because he did not specifically address it in his remarks. As I understand it, the amendment would mean that any MSP in the current session who was placed on the sex offenders register or whatever would not be disqualified until the next Holyrood election, as that would not be compatible with article 3 of protocol 1 of the ECHR. Is that the situation, minister?

Therefore, their birthday is irrelevant.

This might have been covered on day 1, so I am sorry if it has. We have heard a lot about what happens if an existing councillor or a serving councillor has an offence, but what happens to stop them from standing in the first place? That would be out of your hands, would it not?

It is not the case that someone will turn 18 and then be subject to the adult notification requirements.