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(i)           
to note that the Vice Chair advised that he had a connection in
relation to all items on the agenda by virtue of being (1) a Member
of the Diverse Experiences Advisory Panel, a named partner in the
Scottish Government’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy
Delivery Plan; (2) the Depute Representative of said Group to the
Scottish Government Mental Health and Wellbeing Leadership Board;
(3) a Lived Experience representative on the Scottish
Government’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Leadership Board;
(4) Co-Chair of the Scottish National Action Plan Leadership Board
on Human Rights; and (5) Alternate Designate on the Human Rights
Incorporation Oversight Board, however having applied the objective
test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be
withdrawing from the meeting;
(ii)         
to note that the Vice Chair advised that he had a connection in
relation to agenda item 4.5 (Draft Strategic Plan) due to his
participation on a project with Dundee University investigating
quantifying the prevalence of people living with chronic pain,
however having applied the objective test, he did not consider that
he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting
for that item; and
(iii)        
to note that Maggie Hepburn declared an interest in relation to
agenda item 4.4 (Grant Funding for Voluntary Organisations) by
reason of her employment as Chief Executive of ACVO and advised
that she would therefore withdraw from the meeting for the duration
of that item.