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 and Scotland's Redress Scheme
Next meeting
Meeting details are not yet available. They will be published here in due course.
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Pauline McIntyre, the Clerk for the committee.
Tagh raon-ama: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6225 Find out about call charges.
Post-d: ecyp.committee@parliament.scot
X (previously known as Twitter): @SP_ECYP
If you're appearing as a witness at a committee, take a look at our witness guide for more information.
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Tagh raon-ama Education, Children and Young People Committee
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Sue Webber
Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Ruth Maguire
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Cunninghame South (Constituency)
Stephanie Callaghan
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Uddingston and Bellshill (Constituency)
Pam Duncan-Glancy
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
Ross Greer
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Liam Kerr
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: North East Scotland (Region)
Bill Kidd
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Anniesland (Constituency)
Ben Macpherson
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Constituency)
Willie Rennie
Member
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: North East Fife (Constituency)
Michelle Thomson
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Falkirk East (Constituency)
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Alex Cole-Hamilton
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: Edinburgh Western (Constituency)
Gillian Mackay
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Roz McCall
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Stuart McMillan
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Greenock and Inverclyde (Constituency)
Martin Whitfield
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Committee work
Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Scottish Languages Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Scottish Languages Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Scottish Languages Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (Strategic Plan 2024-28)
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Subordinate Legislation, Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Interests, Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2, Subordinate Legislation
Reports
Committee reports
Additional Support for Learning inquiry
This report sets out the Committee's views in relation to Additional Support for Learning and how the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 Act is working in practice 20 years on.
This report sets out the Committee's consideration of the Instrument 2024 [draft].
This report sets out the Committee's consideration of the Colleges of Further Education and Regional Strategic Bodies (Membership of Boards) (Scotland) Order 2023 [draft].