9th Report, 2009 (Session 3)

Report on subordinate legislation

Remit and membership

Remit:

To consider and report on (a) further and higher education, lifelong learning, schools, pre-school care, skills and other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning; and (b) matters relating to culture and the arts falling within the responsibility of the Minister for Culture, External Affairs and the Constitution.

Membership:

Claire Baker
Aileen Campbell
Kenneth Gibson (Deputy Convener)
Kenneth Macintosh
Christina McKelvie
Elizabeth Smith
Margaret Smith
Karen Whitefield (Convener)

Committee Clerking Team:

Clerk to the Committee
Eugene Windsor

Senior Assistant Clerk
Nick Hawthorne

Assistant Clerk
Emma Berry

Report on subordinate legislation

The Committee reports to the Parliament as follows—

1. At its meeting on 7 October 2009, the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee considered the following affirmative instrument—

the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 Modification Order 2009.

2. Keith Brown MSP, Minister for Schools and Skills, David Roy, Policy Officer, Teacher Development Team, Schools Directorate, and Neel Mojee, Principal Legal Officer, Solicitors Childrens, Education, Enterprise and Pensions Division, Scottish Government gave evidence to the Committee.

3. The Minister moved—

S3M-4959: That the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee recommends that the draft Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 Modification Order 2009 be approved.

4. After debate, the motion was agreed to.