Education, Children and Young People Committee

1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2026 [draft] and the Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] from— Jenny Gilruth, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and Jaxon Parish, Qualifications Scotland Policy Team Leader, Education Reform Directorate, Scottish Government. Judith Brown, Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate. 2. Subordinate legislation: Jenny Gilruth, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills to move—S6M-19851—That the Education, Children and Young People Committee recommends that the Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved. 3. Subordinate legislation: Jenny Gilruth, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills to move—S6M-19852—That the Education, Children and Young People Committee recommends that the Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] be approved. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] from— Natalie Don-Innes, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Louisa Brown, Kinship Care and Fostering Team Leader, and Rachael Wilson, Team Leader, Children's Residential Care Unit, Scottish Government. Claire Montgomery, Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate. 5. Subordinate legislation: Natalie Don-Innes Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise to move—S6M-19990—That the Education, Children and Young People Committee recommends that the Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved. 6. Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report. 7. Evidence Session: (In Private) The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at its meeting on the 17th December 2025.