Minutes: 15 November 2022

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

32nd Meeting, 2022

Start time: 09:00am

End time: 12:25pm

Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room

Published: Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Committee Member attendees:

Apologies received from:

David Torrance (Member)

Substitute Member attendees:

James Dornan (Substitute Member)

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.

2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Maree Allison, Acting Chief Executive, Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC);

Alison Bavidge, National Director, Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW);

Kay McVeigh, Head of Personnel Services at South Lanarkshire Council and SPDS Portfolio Lead for Workforce Planning, Society of Personnel and Development Scotland (SPDS);

Colin Poolman, Director - Scotland, Royal College of Nursing;

Sharon Wiener-Ogilvie , Deputy Chair, Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPFS);

and then from—

Mary Alexander, Deputy Regional Secretary, Unite;

Tracey Dalling, Regional Secretary, UNISON Scotland;

Roz Foyer, General Secretary, Scottish Trades Union Congress;

Cara Stevenson, Organiser for the Women’s Campaign Unit, GMB Scotland.

3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.