Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- equal opportunities matters
- human rights matters
- civil justice matters including debt, evictions and family law
Next meeting
Meeting details are not yet available. They will be published here in due course.
Get in touch
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Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
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Twitter: @SP_EHRCJ
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Members
Members of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Current Members
Joe FitzPatrick
Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Dundee City West (Constituency)
Maggie Chapman
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: North East Scotland (Region)
Karen Adam
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency)
Pam Duncan-Glancy
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
Pam Gosal
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Rachael Hamilton
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency)
Fulton MacGregor
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Coatbridge and Chryston (Constituency)
Substitute Members
Craig Hoy
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Paul O'Kane
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Kaukab Stewart
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Kelvin (Constituency)
Committee work
Current
Previous
Correspondence
Committee correspondence
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill Section 35 Order
Letter from The Rt Hon Alister Jack MP, Secretary of State for Scotland to the Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, 30 January 2023
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Commission Work Programme for 2023
Letter from the Convener of the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs Committee, 30 January 2023
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill Section 35 Order
Letter from the Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee to the Rt Hon Alister Jack MP, Secretary of State for Scotland, 25 January 2023
Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Reports
Committee reports
Stage 1 Report on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
A Stage 1 report from the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Act.
Remit
To consider and report on the following (and any additional matter added under Rule 6.1.5A)—
- matters relating to equal opportunities and upon the observance of equal opportunities within the Parliament
- human rights, including Convention rights (within the meaning of section 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998) and other human rights contained in any international convention, treaty or other international instrument ratified by the United Kingdom
- matters relating to civil justice within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans