1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private, and whether equivalent items on future agendas should be taken in private.
2. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Eleanor Deeming, Legal Officer, Scottish Human Rights Commission;
Dr Murray Earle, Lecturer in Medical Law, Mason Institute for Medicine, Life Sciences and the Law, University of Edinburgh;
Dr Mary Neal, Reader in Law, Strathclyde University;
Lynda Towers, Public Policy Committee Member, Law Society of Scotland;
and then from—
Dr Arun Chopra, Medical Director, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland;
Professor Colin McKay, Professor, Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research, Edinburgh Napier University;
Dr Stephen Potts, Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry, NHS Lothian, representing the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland.
3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
4. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
