1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.

2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Frank McKillop
  Head of Policy and Research
  ENABLE Scotland
• Rachel Cackett
  Chief Executive Officer
  Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS)
• Beth Reid
  Senior Policy Officer
  Crisis
• Sheena Arthur
  Partnership Manager (Health and Social Care)
  Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS)
• Chris Gehrke
  Community Leader/Director
  L'Arche Highland
• Andrew Ewen
  Chief of Staff
  Leonard Cheshire

and then from:

• Kevin Stewart
  Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• Ian Turner
  Deputy Director, Adult Social Care Workforce and Fair Work
  Scottish Government
• Anna Kynaston
  Deputy Director of National Care Service (NCS) Programme Design, Engagement and Legislation
  Scottish Government

3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.