Education and Skills Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
SSI 2020/163: The Police Act 1997 and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Fees) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Registration of Independent Schools (Prescribed Person) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 [draft] from—
John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation: John Swinney MSP (Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills) to move —S5M-21829—That the Education and Skills Committee recommends that the Registration of Independent Schools (Prescribed Person) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 [draft] be approved.

5. Covid-19 — School education and early learning: The Committee will take evidence from-
John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Scottish Government.

6. Review of Evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence that it heard earlier under agenda item 5.