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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Tuesday 20 February 2024 9:00 AM

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1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private and whether its briefing session with Scottish Government officials on the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill on 27 February be taken in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Official Controls (Import of High Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2024 National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2024 National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 3. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013: The Committee will take evidence from individuals who have participated in its informal engagement workstreams on the Bill, firstly from— Becs Barker, and Michael Collier, Social care providers workstream; Peter McDonnell, Social work staff workstream; Ryan Murray, Social care staff workstream; and then from— Lucy McDonald, Individuals workstream; Ann Marie Penman, Carers workstream; Julia Smith, Individuals workstream; Dr Pauline Nolan, Head of Leadership and Civic Participation, Inclusion Scotland. 4. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a revised draft Stage 1 report. 5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider a draft report on the Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft] 6. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3. 7. Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.

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