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Meeting Minutes
17th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:29
- Published: Thursday, October 19, 2023 02:44pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private.
2 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry:
The Committee took evidence from—
Jack Evans, Senior Policy Advisor (Scotland), Joseph Rowntree Foundation;
Lynn Houmdi, Co-Creator and Programme Manager, Making Work Work, The Challenges Group Founder, Flexible Working Scotland;
Nikki Slowey, Director and Co-Founder, Flexibility Works;
Jane van Zyl, Chief Executive Officer, Working Families;
Marek Zemanik, Senior Public Policy Advisor, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development;
and then from—
Andrea Bradley, General Secretary, Educational Institute of Scotland, Scottish Trades Union Congress;
Karen Hedge, Deputy Chief Executive, Scottish Care;
Louisa Macdonell, Scotland Director, Business in the Community.
3 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.
4 Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee considered and agreed an initial approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. The Committee also agreed—
- To issue a call for written evidence;
- That the call for written evidence should be accompanied by a news release, and that sign-off of the news release is to be delegated to the Convener;
- That any further approach to consideration of the Bill, consideration of evidence received, and any draft reports or letters should be considered in private at future meetings;
- Agreed its approach to late, anonymous and confidential responses;
- To delegate to the Convener and the Clerks responsibility for agreeing any witness expenses.
5 Correspondence (In Private):
The Committee considered and agreed a letter to COSLA on kinship care.