Minutes: 05 October 2023

Thursday, 05 October 2023

25th Meeting, 2023

Start time: 09:00am

End time: 11:06am

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Published: Thursday, 05 October 2023

Committee Member attendees:

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take agenda items 3, 4 and 5 in private.

2. Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion:

The Committee took evidence from—

Neil Rennick, Director-General Education and Justice and Eleanor Passmore, Deputy Director for Early Learning and Childcare, Scottish Government;

Matthew Sweeney, Policy Manager, Children and Young People and Joanna Anderson, Policy Manager, Local Government and Finance Team, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).

3. Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Tricia Meldrum, Senior Manager and Rebecca Smallwood, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.

4. Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agreed to write to the Scottish Government and the National Day Nursery Association on issues raised during the meeting.

5. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered correspondence from the Auditor General for Scotland in relation to the briefing, Investing in Scotland's Infrastructure and agreed to take oral evidence from the Auditor General for Scotland at a future meeting.