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1. Decision on taking business in private:

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

2. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered the following negative instrument—

The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.

3. Children's participation in the court's decision-making process:

The Committee took evidence from—

Dr Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane, Senior Lecturer in Scots Private Law, University of Glasgow;

Sarah Axford, Service Manager, Children 1st;

and then from—

Alistair Hogg, Head of Practice and Policy, Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA);

May Dunsmuir, Chamber President - Health and Education Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, First-tier Tribunal for Scotland;

Jordan Croan, Advocacy and Participation Manager, Who Cares? Scotland.

4. Children's participation in the court's decision-making process (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 3.

5. Correspondence (In Private):

The Committee agreed its response to correspondence from the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.