Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Agenda: 28 May 2024

Tuesday, 28 May 2024

13th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 10:00am

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Agenda items:

Decision on taking business in private
Suicide Prevention in Scotland
Suicide Prevention in Scotland (in private)
Correspondence
Annual report (in private)

Agenda published: Thursday, 23 May 2024 02:51pm

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1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

2. Suicide Prevention in Scotland

The Committee will take evidence from—

Maree Todd
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government

Morag Williamson
Head of Suicide Prevention and Distress Intervention
Scottish Government

Haylis Smith
National Delivery Lead for Suicide Prevention
on behalf of the Scottish Government and COSLA

Dr Alastair Cook
Principal Medical Officer
Scottish Government

Councillor Paul Kelly
Spokesperson for Health and Social Care
COSLA

Eddie Follan
Chief Officer, Health and Social Care
COSLA

Papers for this item:

Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk (100KB, pdf) posted 23 May 2024

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item

3. Suicide Prevention in Scotland (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.

4. Correspondence

The Committee will consider correspondence received from Shelter Scotland.

5. Annual report (in private)

The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2023 to 12 May 2024.