Minutes: 28 October 2025

Tuesday, 28 October 2025

23rd Meeting, 2025

Start time:10:00am

End time: 11:53am

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Published: Tuesday, 28 October 2025

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.

2. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Jenny Gilruth, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Lewis Hedge, Deputy Director, Curriculum and Qualifications Division, Joe Smith, Children's Rights Reporting and Monitoring Team Leader, Denise McKay, Deputy Director, Children, Education, Rights Incorporation and Disclosure, Legal Directorate and Sarah Booth, Lawyer, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

3. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.

4. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered, and agreed, its work programme.