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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. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25:

The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—

Alexis Camble, Policy Manager and Mirren Kelly, Chief Officer, Local Government Finance, COSLA;

Allan Faulds, Senior Policy Officer, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE);

Heather Williams, Training Lead, Scottish Women's Budget Group.

4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 (In Private):

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

5. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee received a briefing from the Scottish Government's Bill Team.

6. Asylum Seekers in Scotland (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed a draft report which will be published the week commencing Monday 23 October.