Education and Skills Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take all future considerations of the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) BiIl Stage 1 draft report in private. 2. Education Reforms - witness expenses: The Committee will be invited to delegate to the Convener responsibility for arranging for the SPCB to pay, under Rule 12.4.3, any expenses of witnesses for the evidence session on the Education Reforms in November and December 2017. 3. Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Evidence: The Committee will take evidence from- John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Ellen Birt, Bill Team Leader, and John Paterson, Divisional Solicitor, Scottish Government. 4. Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill: Review of evidence (in private) The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier and its approach to its Stage 1 report.