ES/S5/21/6/M EDUCATION AND SKILLS COMMITTEE MINUTES 6th Meeting, 2021 (Session 5) Wednesday 17 February 2021 Present: George Adam Clare Adamson (Convener) Kenneth Gibson Iain Gray Jamie Greene Ross Greer Daniel Johnson (Deputy Convener) Rona Mackay Oliver Mundell Alex Neil Beatrice Wishart The meeting opened at 8.30 am. 1. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: The Committee agreed that the following instrument has been laid under the appropriate procedure— The Education (Fees and Student Support) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/28) 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee heard evidence on the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Modification) Order 2021 [draft] from— Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Children and Young People, and Simon Mair, Head of 1140 Strategy and Delivery, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Maree Todd, Minister for Children and Young People moved—S5M-23949—That the Education and Skills Committee recommends that the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Modification) Order 2021 [draft] be approved. The motion was agreed unanimously. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee considered the following negative instruments— ES/S5/21/6/M The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Nigeria (Scotland) Order 2021 (SSI 2021/30) Education (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/31) The Education (Fees and Student Support) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/28) The Committee made no comment on these instruments 5. Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2). Amendments agreed to without division The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 59,108, 60, 109, 110, 111, 61, 62, 63, 112, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72,73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 28, 29, 30, 31, 86, 87, 88,89, 90, 113, 91, 92, 93, 94, 114, 115, 95, 116, 96, 97, 98, 117, 118, 32, 33,119, 99, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 101, 132,102, 103, 104A, 104 (as amended), 133, 105, 106, 134, 135, 107, 136, 137, 138,139. Amendments withdrawn The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 25 and 18. Amendments not moved The following amendments were not moved: 5, 26, 27, 6, 7, 8,9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19. Sections/schedules agreed to without amendment The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 27, 30, 33, 37, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 48, 51, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59,61, 62, 64, 66, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 87, 91, 92, 93, 94, schedule 2, sections 99, 100 and 101, Long Title. Sections/schedules agreed to as amended The following provisions were agreed to as amended: sections 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 38, 42, 45, 49, 50, 52, 56, 57, 60, 63, 65, 67, 68, 69,70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 83, 85, 86, 88, 95, 96, 97, 98. End point of the day’s consideration The Committee completed Stage 2 consideration of the Bill. ES/S5/21/6/M The meeting closed at 11.07 am. Gary Cocker Clerk to the Education and Skills Committee Room T3.40 The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh Tel: 0131 348 5204 Email: [email protected] .