Minutes: 09 May 2023

Tuesday, 09 May 2023

16th Meeting, 2023

Start time: 09:00am

End time: 11:06am

Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room

Published: Tuesday, 09 May 2023

Committee Member attendees:

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 5 and 6 in private.

2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 timetable:

The Committee took evidence from—

Maree Todd, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, Donna Bell, Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development and Anna Kynaston, Deputy Director, National Care Service, Scottish Government.

3. Powers of Attorney Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee took evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S6)34 from—

Maree Todd, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, Douglas Kerr, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Department, Peter Quigley, Adults with Incapacity Team Leader, Mental Health Law and Incapacity Unit and Sarah Saddiq, Policy Manager, Mental Health Law and Incapacity Unit, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered the following negative instrument— National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023

The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.

5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 timetable:

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

6. Powers of Attorney Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3 and agreed to consider a draft report by correspondence.