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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Budget 2026 to 2027

Each year, the Committee looks at how the Scottish Government spends money on education, children and young people. The Committee focuses this budget-related work on the impact of spending on the delivery of outcomes.

This year, the Committee has agreed to focus on college and university funding. In particular, it will exploring the long term financial stability of the college and university sectors.

This work will build on the Committee’s previous pre-budget scrutiny for 2025 to 2026 and its work on colleges regionalisation.

The Committee will report its findings to the Scottish Government before the Scottish Budget is published.

The University of Dundee

The Committee also considered the financial stability of the University of Dundee as part of its pre-budget scrutiny.

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Meetings

The inquiry was discussed at the following Committee meetings:

Correspondence

The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during the inquiry:

Scottish Funding Council - Funding Recovery and Over-Recruitment

Letter from Scottish Funding Council regarding funding recovery and over-recruitment, 30 July 2025

Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete

Letter from the Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans to the ECYP Convener, 29 July 2025

National Joint Negotiating Committee

Letter from College Employers Scotland (CES) about potential improvements to the National Joint Negotiating Committee, 9 July 2025

Universities Scotland Financial Sustainability follow-up

Letter from Universities Scotland with follow-up information on some of the points that Claire McPherson was asked when giving evidence on 4 June, 9 July 2025

Joint Unions at the University of Edinburgh

Letter from the Joint Unions at the University of Edinburgh to the Convener of 30 June 2025

University of the Highlands and Islands - follow-up information from meeting on 18 June 2025

Submission from the University of the Highlands and Islands, 23 June 2025

University of the West of Scotland - follow-up information from meeting on 4 June 2025

Letter from the Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of Scotland to the Convener, 17 June 2025

University of Edinburgh - Letter of 10 June 2025

Letter from University of Edinburgh Senate members to the Convener, 10 June 2025

Joint Unions at University of Edinburgh - Letter of 30 May 2025

Letter from the Joint Unions at the University of Edinburgh to the Convener of 30 May 2025