Education, Children and Young People Committee
The Education, Children and Young People Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- schools, colleges and universities
- additional support for learning
- early years and childcare
- Children’s Hearings
- child protection; and
- the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry and Scotland's Redress Scheme
Next meeting
Meeting details are not yet available. They will be published here in due course.
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Pauline McIntyre, the Clerk for the committee.
Tagh raon-ama: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5976 Find out about call charges.
Post-d: ecyp.committee@parliament.scot
Post-d: @SP_ECYP
If you're appearing as a witness at a committee, take a look at our witness guide for more information.
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Tagh raon-ama Education, Children and Young People Committee
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Sue Webber
Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Ruth Maguire
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Cunninghame South (Constituency)
Stephanie Callaghan
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Uddingston and Bellshill (Constituency)
Pam Duncan-Glancy
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
Ross Greer
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Liam Kerr
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: North East Scotland (Region)
Bill Kidd
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Anniesland (Constituency)
Ben Macpherson
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Constituency)
Willie Rennie
Member
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: North East Fife (Constituency)
Michelle Thomson
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Falkirk East (Constituency)
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Alex Cole-Hamilton
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: Edinburgh Western (Constituency)
Gillian Mackay
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Roz McCall
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Stuart McMillan
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Greenock and Inverclyde (Constituency)
Martin Whitfield
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Committee work
Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Subordinate Legislation, The Promise, Correction
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Education Reform, Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Education Reform
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Subordinate Legislation, Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Meeting date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Pre-Budget Scrutiny and the Scottish Attainment Challenge, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Pre-Budget Scrutiny, Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Interests, Deputy Convener, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Qualifications Authority
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Additional Support for Learning
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Scottish Education Exchange Programme and Further and Higher Education Issues, Subordinate Legislation
Reports
Committee reports
This report sets out the Committee's consideration of the Colleges of Further Education and Regional Strategic Bodies (Membership of Boards) (Scotland) Order 2023 [draft].
Stage 1 Report on the Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
Education, Children and Young People Committee's Stage 1 Report on the Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill.
Stage 1 Report for Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
A report by the Education, Children and Young People Committee on the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1