Minutes: 07 October 2021

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.

2. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services:

The Committee took evidence from—

Caroline Amos, Chair, Mental Health in Schools Working Group;

Hannah Axon, Policy Manager, COSLA, representing the COSLA Co-Chair and Donna Bell, Co-Chair, Scottish Government, Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Joint Delivery Board;

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Alex Cumming, Assistant Director of Delivery and Development, Scottish Association for Mental Health;

Alex Pirrie, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Manager, NHS Grampian;

Martin McKay, Mental Health Representative and Registered Mental Health Nurse, UNISON;

Dr Catriona Morton, Deputy Chair (Policy), Royal College of General Practitioners.

3. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services:

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2.

The Committee agreed to write to the Auditor General for Scotland and the Scottish Government on issues raised during the meeting.