At its meeting on 6 September 2022, the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee considered the following instrument:

• The Scottish Tribunals (Listed Tribunals) Regulations 2022 [draft]

The instrument is subject to the affirmative procedure (Rule 10.6).

The draft SSI was laid before the Scottish Parliament on 1 June 2022 and referred to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee.

The purpose of this instrument is to amend the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 to add the Council Tax Reduction Review Panel to the list of tribunals in Schedule 1, being the tribunals which can be transferred to the Scottish Tribunals under the Act. They also amend Part 2 of that schedule to clarify the functions exercisable by any member of the Council Tax Reduction Review Panel.

No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.

The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (DPLR) considered the instrument at its meeting on 7 June 2022. The DPLR Committee agreed that it did not need to draw the Parliament’s attention to the instrument on any grounds within its remit.

It is for the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee to recommend to the Parliament whether the instrument should be approved.

The Minister for Community Safety ("the Minister"), Ash Regan MSP, has, by motion S6M-04747 proposed that the Committee recommends the approval of the instrument.

The Committee took evidence from the Minister at its meeting on 6 September 2022.

Following the evidence session, the Minister moved motion S6M-04747—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that The Scottish Tribunals (Listed Tribunals) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.

The motion was agreed to without division or dissent.