Education, Children and Young People Committee

1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Qualifications Scotland (Appointment of Initial Members) Regulations 2025 2. Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Natalie Don-Innes, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Gavin Henderson, Deputy Director, Keeping the Promise, Iona Colvin, Chief Social Work Adviser, and Tom McNamara, Head of Youth Justice and Children’s Hearings, Scottish Government. Barry McCaffrey, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate. 3. Evidence Session: (In Private) The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.