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 (external website)
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Dates for future meetings
1st Meeting, 2021
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 09:15am
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Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Facal-luirg
Budget 2023 to 2024
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
Colleges regionalisation inquiry
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
Disabled Children and Young People Bill
Early Learning and Childcare 1140 hours progress inquiry
Education Reforms
PE1747 Adequate funding to support children with additional support needs in all Scottish Schools
Test 1507
Test0105
The Promise: next steps for care system reform
Universities
Facal-luirg
Alternative Certification Model
Budget 2022 to 2023
Bòrd na Gàidhlig
COVID-19's impact on children and young people
Care Reform (Scotland) Bill
Children Care and Justice Bill
Coronavirus Recovery and Reform Bill
Covid and Schools January 2022
Drink and needle spiking
Legislative Consent Memorandum Advanced Research and Invention Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum British Sign Language Bill
PE1548 National Guidance on Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
PE1668 Improving literacy standards in schools through research informed reading instruction
PE1692 Inquiry into the human rights impact of GIRFEC policy and data processing
Skills alignment with business needs
The Scottish Attainment Challenge
Correspondence
Correspondence
Education, Children and Young People Committee
20 August 2024
testing adding bill page link
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
University of Dundee
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
University of Dundee
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Colleges (Financial Sustainability)
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Education and Skills
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Universities (Financial Sustainability), Subordinate Legislation
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill, Education (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Reports
Committee reports
Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report
Published: 16 January 2026
The Education, Children and Young People Committee's scrutiny of the Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.
Published: 07 January 2026
This report sets out the Education, Children and Young People Committee's consideration of Scottish Statutory Instruments (SSIs) at its meeting on 7 January 2026.
Stage 1 Report on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
Published: 17 December 2025
A report by the Education, Children and Young People Committee on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.
Committee Remit
To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and matters relating to the Historical Abuse Inquiry, redress and languages falling within the responsibility of the Deputy First Minister.
Facal-luirg
Douglas Ross
Convener
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Jackie Dunbar
Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
George Adam
Member
Scottish National Party
Miles Briggs
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Ross Greer
Member
Scottish Green Party
Bill Kidd
Member
Scottish National Party
John Mason
Member
Independent
Paul McLennan
Member
Scottish National Party
Paul O'Kane
Member
Scottish Labour
Willie Rennie
Member
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members