All meetings of the committee

This is all meetings of Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee held in 2025. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

30th Meeting

16 December

1. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill

29th Meeting

09 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. British Sign Language Inquiry
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• Kate Forbes
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Kevin McGowan
  Unit Head, Equality Division
  Scottish Government
• Kit Wyeth
  Interim Deputy Director, Inclusion, Attainment and Wellbeing Division
  Scottish Government
• Lucinda Fass
  Additional Support for Learning Senior Policy Officer
  Scottish Government
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
4. British Sign Language Inquiry (in private)

28th Meeting

02 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Human Rights Commission
Show witnesses
• Professor Angela O'Hagan
  Chair
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Jan Savage
  Executive Director
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
3. Scottish Human Rights Commission
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
5. Inquiry into Neurodivergence in Scotland

27th Meeting

25 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland
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• Kaukab Stewart
  Minister for Equalities
  Scottish Government
• Anna Densham
  Deputy Director, Land Reform, Rural and Islands Policy
  Scottish Government
• Trevor Owen
  Head of Human Rights Strategy and Legislation Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland

26th Meeting

18 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland
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• Juliana Amaral
  Chief Executive Officer
  Borders Community Action
• Wendy Hand
  Deputy and Facilities Manager
  Voluntary Action Shetland
• Kirsty Harding
  Senior Development Officer
  Highland Third Sector Interface
• Megan MacInnes
  Board Member
  Community Land Scotland
• Artemis Pana
  National Coordinator
  Scottish Rural Action
• Alasdair Ross
  Policy and Consultations Officer
  Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action
• Sheena Stewart
  Chief Officer
  Uist Council of Voluntary Organisations
• Alan Webb
  Chief Executive Officer
  Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway
• Dr Luis F. Yanes
  Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Lead
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
3. Work programme
4. EU Law Tracker
5. Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland
6. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

25th Meeting

11 November

1. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

24th Meeting

04 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Wendy Georgeson
  Family Law Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Scott Matheson
  Senior Principal Legal Officer, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation

23rd Meeting

28 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill
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• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Lewis Hedge
  Deputy Director, Curriculum and Qualifications Division
  Scottish Government
• Joe Smith
  Children's Rights Reporting and Monitoring Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Denise McKay
  Deputy Director, Children, Education, Rights Incorporation and Disclosure, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Sarah Booth
  Lawyer, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Work programme

22nd Meeting

07 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Louise Church MSYP (Galloway and West Dumfries)
  Member, Education and Lifelong Learning Committee
  Scottish Youth Parliament
• Juliet Harris
  Director
  Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights)
• Gina Wilson
  Head of Strategy
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Gavin Yates
  Executive Director
  Connect
and then from:
• Dr Douglas Hutchison
  Executive Director of Education, Glasgow City Council
  representing the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)
• Susan Quinn
  Convener, Education Committee
  Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
3. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Work programme

21st Meeting

30 September

1. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill
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• Reverend Stephen Allison
  Public Engagement Coordinator
  The Free Church of Scotland
• Claire Benton-Evans
  Provincial Youth Coordinator
  Scottish Episcopal Church
• Barbara Coupar
  Director
  Scottish Catholic Education Service
• Reverend Stephen Miller
  Co-ordinator, Education & Schools Group
  Church of Scotland
• Leah Rivka
  Research and Publications Officer
  Jewish Council of Scotland
and then from:
• Dr Alejandro Sanchez
  Human rights lead
  National Secular Society
• Fraser Sutherland
  Chief Executive Officer
  Humanist Society of Scotland
and then from:
• Rachel Fox
  Senior Policy Adviser
  UN Convention on the Rights of the Child for the United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF, UNICEF UK
• Dr Conor Hill
  Lecturer in Law
  Glasgow Caledonian University
• Melissa Murray
  Lecturer in Law
  Glasgow Caledonian University
• Professor Angela O'Hagan
  Chair
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Caitlin Fitzgerald
  Legal and Policy Coordinator-UNCRC
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Professor Elaine Sutherland
  Member, Child and Family Law Sub-Committee
  Law Society of Scotland
2. Evidence Session (in private)

20th Meeting

23 September

1. The Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland (in private)

19th Meeting

16 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland (in private)

18th Meeting

09 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Professor Angela O'Hagan
  Chair
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Emma Congreve
  Equality and Human Rights Budget Advisory Group and Deputy Director and Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Sara Cowan
  Director
  Scottish Women's Budget Group
• Allan Faulds
  Senior Policy Officer
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
and then from:
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Kaukab Stewart
  Minister for Equalities
  Scottish Government
• Rob Priestley
  Head of Mainstreaming Unit
  Scottish Government
• Alasdair Black
  Deputy Director, Budget and Fiscal Coordination
  Scottish Government
3. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry (in private)
4. British Sign Language Inquiry (in private)
5. Work programme
6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

17th Meeting

24 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Post-legislative scrutiny and the non-implementation of specific Acts of the Scottish Parliament
Show witnesses
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Jeff Gibbons
  Violence Against Women and Girls Unit Head
  Scottish Government
• Matthew Elsby
  Deputy Director, Fiscal Policy and Constitution
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Simon Stockwell
  Family Law Unit Head
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Kaukab Stewart
  Minister for Equalities
  Scottish Government
• Nel Whiting
  Violence Against Women and Girls Team Leader
  Scottish Government
4. Post-legislative scrutiny and the non-implementation of specific Acts of the Scottish Parliament
5. Commissioner for Older People (Scotland) Bill
6. Temporary and tied visa holders
7. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27 (in private)
8. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry (in private)

16th Meeting

17 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. British Sign Language Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Professor Annelies Kusters
  Professor of Sociolinguistics
  Heriot-Watt University
• Dr Robert Adam
  Associate Professor in Languages and Intercultural Studies
  Heriot-Watt University
• Stacey Gourlay
  Disability Liaison Officer
  NHS Forth Valley
• Rachel Tardito
  Equality, Diversity and Wellbeing Lead
  NHS Forth Valley
and then from:
• Kate Forbes
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Kevin McGowan
  Unit Head, Equality Division
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Godfrey-Meers
  BSL and Social Isolation Policy Manager
  Scottish Government
• Alison Taylor
  Deputy Director for Improvement, Attainment and Wellbeing
  Scottish Government
• Robert Eckhart
  Additional Support for Learning Policy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
3. UK subordinate legislation
4. British Sign Language Inquiry (in private)
5. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill
6. Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
7. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
8. Work programme

15th Meeting

03 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. British Sign Language Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Alana Harper
  Chief Executive Officer
  Deaf Links
• Avril Hepner
  BSL Scotland Manager
  British Deaf Association Scotland
• Dr Hannah Tweed
  Scottish Sensory Hub Manager
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
and then from:
• Lucy Clark
  deaf domestic abuse researcher, advocate and trainer
• Professor Jemina Napier
   Chair of Intercultural Communication
  Heriot-Watt University
• Rachel O'Neill
  Moray House School of Education and Sport
  University of Edinburgh
3. Work programme
4. British Sign Language Inquiry (in private)

14th Meeting

27 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Colin Lancaster
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Legal Aid Board
• Marie-Louise Fox
  Director of Strategic Development
  Scottish Legal Aid Board
and then from:
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Martin Brown
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Simon Stockwell
  Family Law Unit Head
  Scottish Government
• Susan Young
  Access to Justice Unit Head
  Scottish Government
3. Annual report
4. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry (in private)

13th Meeting

20 May

1. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Kevin Kane
  Chief Executive
  Shared Parenting Scotland
• Fiona McPhail
  Lecturer in Social Justice
  University of Glasgow
• Dr Marsha Scott
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Women's Aid
• Sabir Zazai
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Refugee Council
and then from:
• Professor Katie Boyle
  Chair of Human Rights Law and Social Justice, School of Law
  University of Strathclyde
• Dr Ben Christman
  Legal Director
  Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland
• Megan Farr
  Policy Officer
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
2. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry (in private)
3. British Sign Language Inquiry (in private)

12th Meeting

13 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry
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• Aaliya Seyal
  Chief Executive
  Legal Services Agency Ltd
• Pat Thom
  Convener, Civil Legal Aid Committee
  Law Society of Scotland
and then from:
• Sally Mair
  Principal Solicitor
  Shelter Scotland
• Hyo Eun Shin
  Senior Policy Officer
  Citizens Advice Scotland
• Andy Sirel
  Partner and Legal Director
  JustRight Scotland
3. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry (in private)
4. Work programme

11th Meeting

06 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
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• Kaukab Stewart
  Minister for Equalities
  Scottish Government
• Ian Davidson
  Deputy Director for Social Security Policy
  Scottish Government
• Alexandra Devoy
  Human Rights Policy Lead (Treaties and International)
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Fraser
  Child Poverty Briefing and Strategy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Cat McMeeken
  Deputy Director, Equality
  Scottish Government
3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
4. Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Scottish Human Rights Commission

10th Meeting

29 April

1. Motion to remove a member of the Committee
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
Show witnesses
• Lorne Berkley
  Strategic Lead: Policy and Rights
  Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities
• Charlie McMillan
  Interim Director
  Human Rights Consortium Scotland
• Clare MacGillivray
  Director
  Making Rights Real
• Lucy Mulvagh
  Director of Policy, Research and Impact
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
• Professor Angela O'Hagan
  Chair
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
4. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
5. For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent)
6. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry (in private)

9th Meeting

01 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Human Rights Commission
Show witnesses
• Jan Savage
  Executive Director
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Oonagh Brown
  Participation and Policy Officer
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Cathy Asante
  Legal Officer - Human Rights based approach
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
3. Scottish Human Rights Commission
4. British Sign Language Inquiry
5. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
6. EU Law Tracker
7. Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland (in private)

8th Meeting

18 March

1. Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland
Show witnesses
• John Wilkes
  Head of Scotland
  Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland
• Jennifer Laughland
  Head of Scotland Legal
  Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland
• Bill Stephenson
  Scotland Compliance Manager
  Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland
and then from:
• Kaukab Stewart
  Minister for Equalities
  Scottish Government
• Nick Bland
  Deputy Director, Mainstreaming and Inclusion
  Scottish Government
• Catherine McMeeken
  Deputy Director, Equality
  Scottish Government
• Jennifer Singerman
  Solicitor, Equalities and Criminal Justice Division
  Scottish Government
2. Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland (in private)

7th Meeting

11 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Clare Gallagher
  Human Rights Officer
  CEMVO (Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations) Scotland
• Jatin Haria
  Executive Director
  Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)
• Lindsey Millen
  Head of Policy and Development
  Close the Gap
• Jill Wood
  Policy Manager
  Engender
and then from:
• Dr Pauline Nolan
  Head of Policy and Engagement
  Inclusion Scotland
• Rohini Sharma Joshi
  Diversity and Inclusion Manager
  Age Scotland
• Vic Valentine
  Scottish Trans Manager
  Equality Network
3. Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland (in private)
4. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry

6th Meeting

04 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Andrew Groundwater
  Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development
  Orkney Islands Council
• Martin Ingram
  Principal Solicitor
  Aberdeenshire Council
• Nareen Turnbull
  Service Director, Human Resources
  City of Edinburgh Council
• Alyia Zaheed
  Corporate Officer - Equality and Diversity
  East Ayrshire Council
and then from:
• John Dawson
  Head of Strategy and Transformation
  Public Health Scotland
• Jillian Matthew
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value.
  Audit Scotland
• Nicky Page
  Head of Human Resources
  Police Scotland
3. Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland (in private)
4. Scottish Human Rights Commission

5th Meeting

25 February

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
Show witnesses
• Kaukab Stewart
  Minister for Equalities
  Scottish Government
• Nick Bland
  Deputy Director, Mainstreaming and Inclusion
  Scottish Government
• Matthew Elsby
  Deputy Director, Fiscal Policy and Constitution
  Scottish Government
3. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

4th Meeting

04 February

1. Work programme (in private)

3rd Meeting

28 January

1. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
2. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

2nd Meeting

21 January

1. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill

1st Meeting

14 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Human Rights Commission
Show witnesses
• Professor Angela O'Hagan
  Chair
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Jan Savage
  Executive Director
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
3. Scottish Human Rights Commission
4. Work programme (in private)

This is all meetings of Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee held in 2024. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

29th Meeting

17 December

1. Work programme (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

28th Meeting

10 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Post-legislative scrutiny and the non-implementation of specific Acts of the Scottish Parliament
Show witnesses
• Jamie Hepburn
  Minister for Parliamentary Business
  Scottish Government
• Jeff Gibbons
  Criminal Justice Division
  Scottish Government
• Simon Stockwell
  Family Law Unit
  Scottish Government
• Nel Whiting
  Violence Against Women and Girls Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Post-legislative scrutiny and the non-implementation of specific Acts of the Scottish Parliament

27th Meeting

03 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill
Show witnesses
• Maree Todd
  Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
  Scottish Government
• Jacqueline Campbell
  Unit Head, Learning Disabilities and Autism Policy
  Scottish Government
• Carmen Murray
  Team Leader, Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill
  Scottish Government
3. Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill

26th Meeting

26 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill
Show witnesses
• Susan Burt
  member representative
  People First (Scotland)
• Gregor Hardie
  member representative
  People First (Scotland)
• Jamie Cooke
  Head of Policy
  Enable
• Suzi Martin
  External Affairs Manager
  National Autistic Society Scotland
• Jenny Miller
  Chief Executive
  PAMIS - Promoting a more inclusive society
• Joe Long
  Director of Practice and Innovation
  Scottish Autism
• Dr Simon Webster
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities
3. Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill
4. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

25th Meeting

19 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Report of the Scottish Parliament's Gender Sensitive Audit
Show witnesses
• Catherine Murphy
  Executive Director
  Engender
• Dr Rebecca Mason
  Research and Policy Lead
  The Young Women’s Movement
• Talat Yaqoob
  Consultant and Co-Founder
  Women 50:50
and then from:
• James Tweedie
  Director
  Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
• Ann McGuinness
  Co-Convener, Women's Network
  Scottish Green Party
• Sarah Boyack MSP
  Scottish Labour Party
• Cailyn McMahon
  Local Government Officer
  Scottish National Party
3. Report of the Scottish Parliament's Gender Sensitive Audit
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)
5. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)

24th Meeting

12 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Aarhus Convention
Show witnesses
• Dr Ben Christman
  Legal Director
  Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland
• Professor Colin T Reid
  Emeritus Professor of Environmental Law
  University of Dundee
• Mark Roberts
  Chief Executive
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Jamie Whittle
  Convener, Environmental Law Sub-committee
  Law Society of Scotland
and then from:
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Walter Drummond-Murray
  Head of Civil Courts and Inquiries
  Scottish Government
• Denise Swanson
  Deputy Director, Civil Law and Legal System
  Scottish Government
• Lisa Davidson
  Senior Policy Adviser, Civil Courts
  Scottish Government
3. The Aarhus Convention
4. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)

23rd Meeting

05 November

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
Show witnesses
• Kaukab Stewart
  Minister for Equalities
  Scottish Government
• Nick Bland
  Deputy Director of Mainstreaming and Inclusion
  Scottish Government
• Matt Elsby
  Deputy Director of Fiscal Policy and Constitution
  Scottish Government
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)
3. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

22nd Meeting

29 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Alasdair Thomson
  Senior Policy Officer - Tribunals
  Scottish Government
• Bridget Bryden
  Bus Regulatory Policy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Kevin Gibson
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
Show witnesses
• Catherine Murphy
  Executive Director
  Engender
• Lewis Ryder-Jones
  Advocacy Adviser
  Oxfam Scotland
• Catherine Robertson
  Policy Officer
  Zero Tolerance
and then from:
• Dr Alison Hosie
  Research Officer
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Sara Cowan
  Coordinator
  Scottish Women's Budget Group
6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

21st Meeting

08 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Shirley-Anne Somerville
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
  Scottish Government
• Kavita Chetty
  Deputy Director, Human Rights and Mainstreaming
  Scottish Government
• Trevor Owen
  Head of Human Rights Strategy and Legislation Unit
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Walter Drummond-Murray
  Head of Civil Courts and Inquiries, Justice Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Emma Thomson
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Courts, Tribunals, Inquiries and Access to Justice
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Subordinate legislation
9. Subordinate legislation
10. Subordinate legislation
11. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill
12. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

01 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Neil Cowan
  Scotland Programme Director
  Amnesty International UK
• Emma Hutton
  Chief Executive Officer
  JustRight Scotland
• Lucy Miller
  Policy and Communications Lead
  Human Rights Consortium Scotland
• Professor Angela O'Hagan
  Chair
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• John Wilkes
  Head of Scotland
  Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland
and then from:
• Professor Katie Boyle
  Chair of Human Rights Law and Social Justice
  University of Strathclyde
• Nicole Busby
  Professor of Human Rights, Equality and Justice
  University of Glasgow
• Professor Aileen McHarg
  Professor of Public Law and Human Rights
  Durham University
• Alan Miller
  Professor of Practice in Human Rights Law
  University of Strathclyde
• Dr Andrew Tickell
  Senior Lecturer in Law
  Glasgow Caledonian University
3. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

19th Meeting

24 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Civil Court Fees
Show witnesses
• Hyo Eun Shin
  Senior Policy Officer
  Citizens Advice Scotland
• Aaliya Seyal
  Chief Executive
  Legal Services Agency Ltd
• Rachel Walker
  Partner and Head of Mental Health Department
  Legal Services Agency Ltd
• Julie Hamilton
  Civil Justice Committee Member
  Law Society of Scotland
• Patrick McGuire
  Equity Partner
  Thompsons Solicitors
3. Civil Court Fees

18th Meeting

17 September

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Jeremy Balfour MSP
  Member in Charge of the Bill
  Scottish Parliament
• Nick Hawthorne
  Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament
• Liz Anderson
  Assistant Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament
• Alison Fraser
  Solicitor, Legal Services
  Scottish Parliament
3. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

17th Meeting

03 September

1. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Kaukab Stewart
  Minister for Equalities
  Scottish Government
• Sarah Manson
  Unit Head, Disability Equality Policy
  Scottish Government
• Michelle Harrity
  Senior Policy Manager, Disability Equality Policy
  Scottish Government
• Jennifer Singerman
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

16th Meeting

18 June

1. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• James Adams
  Director
  RNIB Scotland
• Amy Dalrymple
  Associate Director of Policy and Public Affairs
  Marie Curie Scotland
• Tomas Gerrard
  Bid Writer
  Deaf Action
• Richard Meade
  Director
  Carers Scotland and Carers Northern Ireland
2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

15th Meeting

11 June

1. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Lyn Pornaro
  Chief Executive Officer
  Disability Equality Scotland
• Tressa Burke
  Chief Executive Officer
  Glasgow Disability Alliance
• Karen Wylie
  Policy and Participation Manager
  Glasgow Disability Alliance
• Heather Fisken
  Chief Executive
  Inclusion Scotland
• Dr Pauline Nolan
  Head of Policy and Engagement
  Inclusion Scotland
• Jenny Miller
  Chief Executive
  PAMIS - Promoting a more inclusive society
and then from:
• Jamie Cooke
  Head of Policy and Communications
  Enable
• Suzi Martin
  External Affairs Manager
  National Autistic Society Scotland
• Alice Struthers
  Programme Director
  Neurological Alliance of Scotland
• Eddie McConnell
  Chair
  Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD)
2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)

14th Meeting

04 June

1. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Dr Arun Chopra
  Executive Medical Director
  Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
• Stephanie Griffin
  Scotland Policy Manager
  Equality and Human Rights Commission
• Nick Hobbs
  Head of Advice and Investigations
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Jan Savage
  Executive Director
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)

13th Meeting

28 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Suicide Prevention in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Maree Todd
  Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
  Scottish Government
• Morag Williamson
  Head of Suicide Prevention and Distress Intervention
  Scottish Government
• Haylis Smith
  National Delivery Lead for Suicide Prevention
  on behalf of the Scottish Government and COSLA
• Dr Alastair Cook
  Principal Medical Officer
  Scottish Government
• Councillor Paul Kelly
  Spokesperson for Health and Social Care
  COSLA
• Eddie Follan
  Chief Officer, Health and Social Care
  COSLA
3. Suicide Prevention in Scotland (in private)
4. Correspondence
5. Annual report (in private)

12th Meeting

21 May

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Jenny Hunt
  Senior Policy Manager, Safety Openness and Learning Legislation Team
  Scottish Government
• Rachel Innes
  Community Interventions Team Leader, Community Justice Division
  Scottish Government
• Jordan McGrory
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Lisa Davidson
  Tribunals Policy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Natalie Milligan
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Michael Paparakis
  Policy and Bill Programme Manager, Private Law Unit
  Scottish Government
• Scott Matheson
  Senior Principal Legal Officer, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)

11th Meeting

30 April

1. UK subordinate legislation
2. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
3. Suicide Prevention in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Rose Fitzpatrick CBE, QPM
  Chair
  National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group
• Professor Rory O'Connor
  University of Glasgow
• Dr Hazel Marzetti
  University of Edinburgh
and then from:
• Dr Amy Knighton
  Royal College of General Practitioners
• Dr Murray Smith
  Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland
• Sam Campbell
  Health Improvement Principal
  Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership
• Dr Jane Bray
  Consultant in Public Health
  NHS Tayside
4. Suicide Prevention in Scotland (in private)
5. HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030 (in private)

10th Meeting

23 April

1. Public petitions: PE01787
2. Suicide Prevention in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Rob Gowans
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
• Neil Mathers
  Executive Director
  Samaritans Scotland
• John Gibson
  Chief Executive Officer
  The Canmore Trust
• Dan Farthing
  Head of Suicide Prevention
  Scottish Action for Mental Health
• Jason Schroeder
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Men's Sheds Association
• Rebecca Hoffman
  National Policy Lead
  LGBT Health and Wellbeing
• Aidan Mitchell
  Policy and Public Affairs Officer
  Change Mental Health
• Dr Richmond Davies
  Head of Public Health Analytics and Intelligence
  Public Health Scotland
3. Suicide Prevention in Scotland (in private)

9th Meeting

26 March

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Emma Thomson
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Katie Case
  Legal Aid Policy Officer, Access to Justice Team
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030
Show witnesses
• Jenni Minto
  Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
  Scottish Government
• Rebekah Carton
  Sexual Health, BBV and Respiratory Surveillance Team Leader
  Scottish Government
4. HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030 (in private)
5. Suicide Prevention Strategy (in private)
6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

8th Meeting

12 March

1. Declaration of interests
2. Subordinate legislation
3. HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030
Show witnesses
• Alan Eagleson
  Head of Services
  Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland
• Professor Claudia Estcourt
  Professor of Sexual Health and HIV
  Glasgow Caledonian University
• Dr Bridie Howe
  BASHH Scotland Chair and HIV lead
  NHS Highland
• Gabrielle King
  Policy and Research Manager
  Waverley Care
and then from:
• Dr Daniela Brawley
  Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV
  NHS Grampian
• Dr Dan Clutterbuck
  Consultant in Genitourinary and HIV medicine
  NHS Lothian
• Nicky Coia
  Health Improvement Manager (Sexual Health)
  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Dr Kirsty Roy
  Consultant in Health Protection
  Public Health Scotland
4. HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030 (in private)

7th Meeting

05 March

1. Work programme (in private)
2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

6th Meeting

27 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Show witnesses
• Emma Roddick
  Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees
  Scottish Government
• Rob Priestley
  Head of Mainstreaming Unit
  Scottish Government
• Jamie MacDougall
  Deputy Director - Budget, Pay and Pensions
  Scottish Government
3. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
4. Suicide Prevention in Scotland (in private)

5th Meeting

20 February

1. Choice of Convener
2. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Shirley-Anne Somerville
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
  Scottish Government
• Eileen Flanagan
  Head of the Women’s Equality Unit
  Scottish Government
• Lucy Galloway
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Annie Milovic
  Senior Policy Advisor, Gender Equality Policy Team
  Scottish Government
3. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030 (in private)

4th Meeting

06 February

1. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
2. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

3rd Meeting

30 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Show witnesses
• Clare Gallagher
  Human Rights Officer
  CEMVO (Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations) Scotland
• Professor O'Hagan
  Chair
  Scottish Government Equalities and Human Rights Budget Advisory Group
• Heather Williams
  Training Lead
  Scottish Women's Budget Group
4. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

2nd Meeting

23 January

1. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

1st Meeting

16 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Human Rights Commission
Show witnesses
• Jim Farish
  Commissioner
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Shelley Gray
  Commissioner
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Dr Claire Methven O'Brien
  Commissioner
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Jan Savage
  Executive Director
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
3. Scottish Human Rights Commission

This is all meetings of Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

28th Meeting

19 December

1. Work programme (in private)

27th Meeting

12 December

1. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
2. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

26th Meeting

05 December

1. UK subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Simon Stockwell
  Head of Family Law Policy, Justice Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Stephanie Smith
  Senior Policy Advisor, Courts and Tribunals, Justice Directorate
  Scottish Government
2. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Jamie Wilhelm
  Legal Services Regulation Reform Manager, Justice Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Leanna Maclarty
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

25th Meeting

28 November

1. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• The Right Honourable Lady Dorrian
  Lord Justice Clerk, Senator of the College of Justice
• The Honourable Lord Ericht
  Senator of the College of Justice
and then from:
• Esther Roberton
  author of Fit for the Future
  report of the Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation in Scotland
2. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

24th Meeting

21 November

1. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Bill Alexander
  Association of Construction Attorneys
• Roddy Dunlop KC
  Dean
  Faculty of Advocates
• Morag Ross KC
  Faculty of Advocates
• Rachel Wood
  Executive Director of Regulation
  Law Society of Scotland
• David Gordon
  Lay Convener, Regulatory Committee
  Law Society of Scotland
• Darren Murdoch
  President
  Scottish Law Agents' Society
• Andrew Stevenson
  Secretary
  Scottish Law Agents' Society
2. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

23rd Meeting

14 November

1. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Rosemary Agnew
  Ombudsman
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Colin Bell
  Chair
  Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
• Neil Stevenson
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
2. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill (In Private)
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 (in private)

22nd Meeting

07 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Brian Inkster
  CEO
  Inksters Solicitors
• Chris Kenny
  former Chief Executive of the Legal Services Board of England and Wales and currently CEO
  Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
• Professor Stephen Mayson
  University College London
• Naeema Yaqoob Sajid
  Solicitor and Director
  Diversity+
4. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Shirley-Anne Somerville
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
  Scottish Government
• Liz Levy
  Unit Head Children's Rights, UNCRC Bill lead
  Scottish Government
• Shona Spence
  UNCRC Bill team
  Scottish Government
• Rachel Nicholson
  Lawyer, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
5. Consideration of evidence

21st Meeting

31 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Nicola Killean
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Gina Wilson
  Head of Strategy
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Juliet Harris
  Director
  Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights)
• Jan Savage
  Executive Director
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Fiona Menzies
  Policy Manager
  Law Society of Scotland
and then from:
• Councillor Tony Buchanan
  Children and Young People Board Spokesperson
  COSLA
• Derek Frew
  Temporary Chief Superintendent, Head of Partnerships, Prevention and Community Wellbeing
  Police Scotland
• Dr Andrew Tickell
  Senior Lecturer in Law
  Glasgow Caledonian University
3. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill

20th Meeting

24 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Show witnesses
• Emma Roddick
  Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees
  Scottish Government
• Rob Priestley
  Head of Mainstreaming and Strategy Unit, Directorate of Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights
  Scottish Government
• Fi Robertson
  Head of Scottish Budget Team, Directorate of Budget and Public Spending
  Scottish Government
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

19th Meeting

03 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Shona Urquhart
  Legal Aid Policy Lead
  Scottish Government
• Martin Brown
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Vicky Crichton
  Secretariat
  Scottish Legal Complaints Commission Consumer Panel
• Sharon Horwitz
  Legal Director
  Competition and Markets Authority
• Tracey Reilly
  Head of Consumer Markets
  Consumer Scotland
• Dr Marsha Scott
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Women's Aid
5. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

18th Meeting

26 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Show witnesses
• Alexis Camble
  Policy Manager
  COSLA
• Allan Faulds
  Senior Policy Officer
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
• Mirren Kelly
  Chief Officer, Local Government Finance
  COSLA
• Heather Williams
  Training Lead
  Scottish Women's Budget Group
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
5. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
6. Asylum Seekers in Scotland (in private)

17th Meeting

19 September

1. Work programme (in private)
2. Asylum Seekers in Scotland (in private)

16th Meeting

05 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
6. Asylum Seekers in Scotland

15th Meeting

20 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Lisa Davidson
  Senior Policy Officer, Civil Courts and Tribunals
  Scottish Government
• Leanna Maclarty
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Asylum Seekers in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Baroness Helena Kennedy KC
  Asylum Inquiry Scotland
and then from:
• Emma Roddick
  Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees
  Scottish Government
• Alison Byrne
  Director for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights (Interim)
  Scottish Government
• Aileen Harding
  Policy Manager, Asylum and Refugee Integration
  Scottish Government
6. Consideration of evidence

14th Meeting

30 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Shirley-Anne Somerville
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
  Scottish Government
• Simon Stockwell
  Head of Family Law Policy Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Annual report
5. Work programme

13th Meeting

23 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Minimum core obligations
Show witnesses
• Professor Katie Boyle
  Chair of International Human Rights Law
  University of Stirling
• Alan Miller
  Professor of Practice in Human Rights Law
  University of Strathclyde
• Dr Elaine Webster
  Reader in Law
  University of Strathclyde
3. Consideration of evidence
4. Work programme (in private)

12th Meeting

16 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Asylum Seekers in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Caroline O'Connor
  Chief Executive Officer
  Migrant Help
• John Taylor
  Chief Operating Officer
  Mears Housing Management
4. Consideration of evidence

11th Meeting

09 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Siobhian Brown
  Minister for Victims and Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Marcus Chalmers
  Senior Policy Officer
  Scottish Government
• Emma Thomson
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Asylum Seekers in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Bronagh Andrew
  Operations Manager
  TARA - Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance
• Superintendent Claire Dobson
  Partnerships, Prevention and Community Wellbeing Division
  Police Scotland
• Chief Inspector Elaine Tomlinson
  Safer Communities Team, Greater Glasgow Division
  Police Scotland
and then from:
• Gayle Findlay
  Policy Manager
  COSLA
• Thomas Glen
  Chief Executive
  Perth & Kinross Council
• Dr Nina Koruth
  Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Glasgow Psychological Trauma Service
  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Louise Long
  Chief Executive
  Inverclyde Council
• Susanne Millar
  Chair of the Scottish Asylum Dispersal Partnership Board and Chief Officer
  Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership
5. Consideration of evidence

10th Meeting

02 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Asylum Seekers in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Pinar Aksu
  Human Rights and Advocacy Coordinator
  Maryhill Integration Network
• Selina Hales
  Founder and Director
  Refuweegee
• Nick Hobbs
  Head of Advice and Investigations
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• María José Pavez
  Policy Officer
  Grampian Regional Equality Council
• Savan Qadir
  Project Manager
  Refugees for Justice
• Dr Sarah Stewart
  Volunteer and Partnership Manager
  Friends of Scottish Settlers
3. Consideration of evidence

9th Meeting

25 April

1. Choice of Convener
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Asylum Seekers in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Phil Arnold
  Head of Refugee Support – Scotland, Wales and N Ireland
  British Red Cross
• Annika Joy
  Programme Director
  Simon Community Scotland
• Graham O'Neill
  Policy Manager
  Scottish Refugee Council
• Andy Sirel
  Legal Director and Partner
  JustRight Scotland
4. Consideration of evidence

8th Meeting

28 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Elena Whitham
  Minister for Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Shona Urquhart
  Legal Aid Policy Lead
  Scottish Government
• Denise Swanson
  Deputy Director Civil Law and Legal System
  Scottish Government
• Emma Thomson
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Work programme (in private)
6. Correspondence

7th Meeting

14 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Access to justice roundtable
Show witnesses
• Jen Ang
  Director
  JustRight Scotland
• Gillian Fyfe
  Strategic Lead-Strong Communities
  Citizens Advice Scotland
• Colin Lancaster
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Legal Aid Board
• Fiona McPhail
  Principal Solicitor
  Shelter Scotland
• Rachel Moon
  Senior Solicitor and Legal Services Manager
  Govanhill Law Centre
• Jim Stephenson
  Convener
  Access to Justice Committee, Law Society of Scotland
3. Consideration of evidence

6th Meeting

28 February

1. Public petitions: PE01787
2. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

21 February

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Scottish Youth Parliament - Equalities and Human Rights Committee
Show witnesses
• Ramiza Ahmad MSYP
  Convener
  Equalities and Human Rights Committee, Scottish Youth Parliament
• Zainab Adeleye MSYP
  Deputy Convener
  Equalities and Human Rights Committee, Scottish Youth Parliament
4. Minimum core obligations
Show witnesses
• Dr Alison Hosie
  Research Officer
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Luis Felipe Yanes
  Legal Policy Development Officer
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Rob Watts
  Economist
  Fraser of Allander Institute
5. Consideration of evidence

4th Meeting

07 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into Race Inequality in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Suzanne Munday
  Gypsy / Traveller Service Lead
  MECOPP
• Farah Farzana
  Race Equality Mainstreaming Officer
  CEMVO Scotland
• Danny Boyle
  Senior Parliamentary and Policy Officer
  BEMIS
• Jatin Haria
  Executive Director
  CRER
3. Inquiry into Race Inequality in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Trishna Singh OBE
  Director
  Sikh Sanjog
• Pinar Aksu
  Human Rights and Advocacy Coordinator
  Maryhill Integration Network
• Graham O'Neill
  Policy Manager
  Scottish Refugee Council
• Pervin Ahmad
  Strategic Development Manager
  Saheliya
• Mariam Ahmed
  Chief Executive Officer
  AMINA - Muslim Women's Resource Centre
4. Inquiry into Race Inequality in Scotland
5. Correspondence (in private)

3rd Meeting

31 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Elena Whitham
  Minister for Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Martin Brown
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Lisa Davidson
  Civil Justice Senior Policy Officer
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Show witnesses
• Christina McKelvie
  Minister for Equalities and Older People
  Scottish Government
• Rob Priestley
  Head of Mainstreaming and Strategy Unit
  Directorate for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights
• Ben Walsh
  Head of Budget Improvement
  Scottish Exchequer
6. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24

2nd Meeting

24 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Show witnesses
• Clare Gallagher
  Human Rights Officer
  Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations (CEMVO) Scotland
• Dr Alison Hosie
  Research Officer
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Professor Angela O'Hagan
  Chair
  Scottish Government Equalities and Human Rights Budget Advisory Group
• Rob Watts
  Economist
  Fraser of Allander Institute
3. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24

1st Meeting

17 January

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Elena Whitham
  Minister for Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Lisa Davidson
  Civil Justice Senior Policy Officer
  Scottish Government
• Martin Brown
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Work programme (in private)

This is all meetings of Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

33rd Meeting

19 December

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Victor Madrigal-Borloz
  United Nations Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
and then from:
• Reem Alsalem
  United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences

32nd Meeting

13 December

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Elena Whitham
  Minister for Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Kieran Burke
  Access to Justice, Scottish Government
• Emma Thomson
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Public petitions: PE01817
Show witnesses
• Nick Bland
  Chair
  Independent Expert Advisory Group on Ending Conversion Practices
• Dr Rebecca Crowther
  Independent Expert Advisory Group on Ending Conversion Practices
• Dr Paul Behrens
  Independent Expert Advisory Group on Ending Conversion Practices
• Richy Edwards
  Independent Expert Advisory Group on Ending Conversion Practices
4. Public petitions: PE01787
Show witnesses
• Sandra Docherty
  Petitioner

31st Meeting

06 December

1. Scottish Human Rights Commission
Show witnesses
• Ian Duddy
  Chair
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Eilidh Dickson
  Policy and International Officer
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Jim Farish
  Commissioner
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
2. Work programme (in private)

30th Meeting

22 November

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

29th Meeting

15 November

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

28th Meeting

08 November

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private)

27th Meeting

01 November

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Christina McKelvie
  Minister for Equalities and Older People
  Scottish Government
• Rob Priestley
  Interim Head of Mainstreaming and Strategy Unit
  Directorate for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights
• Eileen Flanagan
  Interim Strategic Lead for Disability, Older People, BSL, Social Isolation and Loneliness and LGBTI Equality
  Directorate for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

26th Meeting

25 October

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private)
Show witnesses
• Robert Watts
  SPICe Research Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Maggie Wilson
  Chairperson
  People First (Scotland)
• Fraser Haldane
  Vice Chair
  People First (Scotland)
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Susan McKellar
  Manager
  Scottish Women’s Convention
• Clare Gallagher
  Human Rights Officer
  Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations (CEMVO) Scotland
• Jillian Matthew
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Sara Cowan
  Coordinator
  Scottish Women's Budget Group
• Allan Faulds
  Policy and Information Officer
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
• Oonagh Brown
  Human Rights Programme Lead
  Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD)
• Callum Chomczuk
  National Director
  Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland

25th Meeting

04 October

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

24th Meeting

27 September

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

23rd Meeting

20 September

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Clare Haughey
  Minister for Children and Young People
  Scottish Government
• Lynsey McKean
  Police Powers Team Leader
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Work programme (in private)
5. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

22nd Meeting

06 September

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Ash Regan
  Minister for Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Lisa Davidson
  Civil Justice Senior Policy Officer
  Scottish Government
• Martin Brown
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)
5. Work programme (in private)

21st Meeting

28 June

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Peter Hope-Jones
  Head of Gender Recognition Unit
  Scottish Government
• Colin Gilchrist
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
3. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

22 June

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Senator Regina Doherty
  Leader
  Seanad Éireann
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

19th Meeting

21 June

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Professor Alice Sullivan
  Head of Research
  UCL Social Research Institute
• Robin White
  Barrister
  Old Square Chambers
and then from:
• Victor Madrigal-Borloz
  United Nations Independent Expert
  protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
• Ian Duddy
  Chair
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Barbara Bolton
  Head of Legal and Policy
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Cathy Asante
  Legal Officer
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
and then from:
• Dr Sandra Duffy
  Lecturer in Law
  University of Bristol School of Law
• Dr Peter Dunne
  Senior Lecturer
  University of Bristol School of Law
• Dr Chris Dietz
  Lecturer in Law and Social Justice
  University of Leeds
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

18th Meeting

14 June

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Professor Sharon Cowan
  Professor of Feminist and Queer Legal Studies
  University of Edinburgh School of Law
• Naomi Cunningham
  Barrister
  Outer Temple Chambers and Chair, Sex Matters
• Karon Monaghan QC
  Barrister
  Matrix Chambers
and then from:
• David Parker
  Lead Clinician
  National Gender Identity Clinical Network for Scotland
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

17th Meeting

07 June

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Paul Lowe
  Registrar General for Scotland and Keeper of the Records of Scotland
  National Records of Scotland
• James Kerr
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Scottish Prison Service
• Dr Kevin Guyan
  University of Glasgow
• Robert Strachan
  Head of Strategy and Improvement
  Scottish Prison Service
and then from:
• Anthony Horan
  Director
  Catholic Parliamentary Office of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland
• Reverend Karen Hendry
  Vice-Convener of the Faith Impact Forum, Minister of Yoker Parish Church
  Church of Scotland
• Chris Ringland
  Public Policy Officer, Scotland
  Evangelical Alliance
• Fraser Sutherland
  Chief Executive Officer
  Humanist Society of Scotland
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

16th Meeting

31 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Susan Smith
  Co-Director
  For Women Scotland
• Lucy Hunter Blackburn
  MurrayBlackburnMackenzie
• Malcolm Clark
  Head of Research
  LGB Alliance
• Dr Kate Coleman
  Director
  Keep Prisons Single Sex
and then from:
• Catherine Murphy
  Executive Director
  Engender
• Sandy Brindley
  Chief Executive
  Rape Crisis Scotland
• Naomi McAuliffe
  Scotland Programme Director
  Amnesty International Scotland
• Jen Ang
  Director of Policy and Development
  JustRight Scotland
3. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Annual report (in private)

15th Meeting

24 May

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Bruce Adamson
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Ellie Gomersall
  President-Elect of NUS Scotland and President of UWS Students' Association
and then from:
• Hugh Torrance
  Executive Director
  LEAP Sports Scotland
• Malcolm Dingwall-Smith
  Strategic Partnerships Manager
  sportscotland
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

14th Meeting

17 May

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Vic Valentine
  Scottish Trans Manager
  Scottish Trans Alliance
• Dr Mhairi Crawford
  Chief Executive
  LGBT Youth Scotland
• Colin Macfarlane
  Director
  Stonewall Scotland
and then from:
• Alasdair MacDonald
  Director of Policy and Human Rights Monitoring
  Equality and Human Rights Commission
• Melanie Field
  Chief Strategy and Policy Officer
  Equality and Human Rights Commission
2. Evidence Session (in private)

13th Meeting

10 May

1. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill

12th Meeting

03 May

1. Work programme (in private)

11th Meeting

19 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Children's participation in the court's decision-making process
Show witnesses
• Sarah Axford
  Service Manager
  Children 1st
• Dr Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane
  Senior Lecturer in Scots Private Law
  University of Glasgow
and then from:
• Alistair Hogg
  Head of Practice and Policy
  Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)
• May Dunsmuir
  Chamber President - Health and Education Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland
  First-tier Tribunal for Scotland
• Jordan Croan
  Advocacy and Participation Manager
  Who Cares? Scotland
4. Children's participation in the court's decision-making process
5. Correspondence

10th Meeting

29 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Michael Matheson
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Euan O'Neill
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Charles Stewart Roper
  Head of Environmental Governance and Strategy Unit, Future Environment Division
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Ministerial portfolio
Show witnesses
• Christina McKelvie
  Minister for Equalities and Older People
  Scottish Government
• Jenny Kemp
  Strategic Lead for Gender, LGBTI and Disability Policy
  Scottish Government
• Nick Bland
  Deputy Director, Directorate for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights
  Scottish Government
5. Evidence Session

9th Meeting

22 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Gypsy / Travellers in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Suzanne Munday
  Gypsy / Traveller Programme Manager
  MECOPP - Minority Ethnic Carers of People Project
• Dr Lynne Tammi
  AyeRight
• Dr Maureen Finn
  STEP - Scottish Traveller Education Programme
• Leslie Drury
  National Co-ordinator
  Article 12 in Scotland
3. Evidence Session
4. Work programme (in private)

8th Meeting

15 March

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

7th Meeting

08 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
Show witnesses
• Dr Pauline Nolan
  Head of Leadership and Civic Participation
  Inclusion Scotland
• Jenny Miller
  Chief Executive
  PAMIS - Promoting a more inclusive society
3. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
4. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

6th Meeting

01 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
Show witnesses
• Farah Farzana
  Race Equality Mainstreaming Officer
  CEMVO Scotland
• Mariam Ahmed
  Chief Executive Officer
  Amina - the Muslim Women's Resource Centre
• Trishna Singh OBE
  Director
  Sikh Sanjog
• Joy Lewis
  Chief Executive Officer
  AAI EmployAbility
• Sara Medel Jiménez
  Member
  NASUWT Equality Advisory Group
3. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
4. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

22 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Family Law round table
Show witnesses
• Judith Higson
  Child and Family Law Sub-Committee
  Law Society of Scotland
• Ruth Innes QC
  Faculty of Advocates
• Lesley Anderson
  Chair
  Family Law Association of Scotland
• Megan Farr
  Policy Officer
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Ian Maxwell
  National Manager
  Shared Parenting Scotland
• Dr Marsha Scott
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Women's Aid
• Rosanne Cubitt
  Head of Practice for Family Mediation and Relationship Counselling
  Relationships Scotland
3. Family Law round table (in private)
4. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
5. Correspondence

4th Meeting

08 February

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Keith Brown
  Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Ryan McRobert
  Head of Courts and Tribunals
  Scottish Government
• Jo-anne Tinto
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Keith Brown
  Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Elaine Hamilton
  Head of Forensics Policy, Police Powers Unit, Police Division
  Scottish Government
• Louise Miller
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
4. Miners' Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

3rd Meeting

25 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
Show witnesses
• Emma Congreve
  Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Dr Angela O'Hagan
  Chair
  Scottish Government Equality Budget Advisory Group (EBAG)
• Chris Birt
  Associate Director for Scotland
  Joseph Rowntree Foundation
2. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23 (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

2nd Meeting

18 January

1. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

1st Meeting

11 January

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Nicky Wilson
  President
  National Union of Mineworkers in Scotland
• Robert Young
  Board Member
  The Coalfields Regeneration Trust
• Alex Bennett
  former Miner
• Professor Jim Phillips
  Professor of Economic and Social History
  University of Glasgow
and then from:
• Jim McBrierty
  Immediate Past President
  Retired Police Officers Association Scotland
• Tom Wood
  Former Deputy Chief Constable
  Lothian and Borders Police
3. Miners' Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

This is all meetings of Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

12th Meeting

14 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
Show witnesses
• Satwat Rehman
  Chief Executive Officer
  One Parent Families Scotland
• Susie Fitton
  Policy Manager
  Inclusion Scotland
• Catriona Melville
  Policy Engagement and Campaigns Officer
  Age Scotland
• Margaret Lance
  BEMIS and Ethnic Minority National Resilience Network
• Fiona Collie
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Carers Scotland
• Dr Patrycja Kupiec
  Chief Executive Officer
  YWCA Scotland
4. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
5. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

11th Meeting

07 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
Show witnesses
• Ruth Boyle
  Policy and Parliamentary Manager
  Close the Gap
• Eilidh Dickson
  Policy and Parliamentary Manager
  Engender
• Professor Norin Arshed
  Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, School of Business
  University of Dundee
3. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
4. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy (in private)

10th Meeting

30 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Clare Haughey MSP
  Minister for Children and Young People
  Scottish Government
• Angela Leonard
  Policy Officer, Disclosure Scotland
  Scottish Government
• Barry McCaffrey
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Civil Justice introductory session
Show witnesses
• Kay McCorquodale
  Executive Director, Judicial Office
  Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
• Ruth Crawford QC
  Treasurer
  Faculty of Advocates
• Iain Nicol
  Convener of the Civil Justice Committee
  Law Society of Scotland
• Karen Wylie
  Vice Chair
  Family Law Association of Scotland
• Professor Richard Susskind OBE
  Technology Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
5. Civil Justice introductory session
6. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill

9th Meeting

23 November

1. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy (in private)
2. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy (in private)

8th Meeting

16 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
  Scottish Government
• Pamela Berry
  Team Leader, South of Scotland Enterprise Sponsorship, Directorate for Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Jennifer Singerman
  Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
Show witnesses
• Peter Lynas
  UK Director
  Evangelical Alliance
• Piers Shepherd
  Senior Researcher
  Family Education Trust
• Dr John Greenall
  Associate Chief Executive Officer
  Christian Medical Fellowship
• Anthony Horan
  Director
  Catholic Parliamentary Office
and then from:
• Nathan Despott
  Steering Committee, Brave Network, and Honorary Research Fellow
  La Trobe University, Melbourne
• Dr Timothy Jones
  Associate Professor
  La Trobe University, Melbourne
and then from:
• Dr Christine A Ryan
  Senior Legal Advisor
  United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
• Dr Adam Jowett
  Coventry University
  Lead author of UK Government commissioned research into conversion therapy
6. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
7. Work programme

7th Meeting

02 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Ash Regan
  Minister for Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Paula Stevenson
  Tribunals Policy
  Scottish Government
• Martin Brown
  Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
Show witnesses
• Rici Marshall Cross
  Clerk of South Edinburgh Local Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
  Quakers in Scotland
• Jayne Ozanne
  Director of the Ozanne Foundation
  Chair of the Ban Conversion Therapy Coalition
• Rev Elder Maxwell Reay
  member of the Council of Elders of Metropolitan Community Churches
  NHS Health Care Chaplain
• Rev Fiona Bennett
  minister of the Augustine United URC and Moderator Elect of the General Assembly
  United Reformed Church
6. Proposed Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Pam Duncan-Glancy
  MSP
  Scottish Parliament
• Kate Monahan
  Co-Founder
  Because We Matter
• Robert McGeachy
  Policy and Engagement Manager
  Camphill Scotland
7. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
8. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23 (in private)

6th Meeting

05 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Proposed Right to Food (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Rhoda Grant
  MSP
  Scottish Parliament
• Nick Hawthorne
  Senior Assistant Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
Show witnesses
• Councillor Alison Evison
  President
  COSLA
• Nina Munday
  Chief Executive
  Fife Centre for Equalities
• Mark White
  Director of Finance
  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Paul Bradley
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
and then from:
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Trevor Owen
  Head of Mainstreaming & Strategy Unit, Directorate for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights
  Scottish Government
• Emma Harvey
  Head of Finance & Business Support Unit, Directorate for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights
  Scottish Government
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
5. Work programme

5th Meeting

28 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
Show witnesses
• Dr Alison Hosie
  Research Officer
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Dr Angela O'Hagan
  Chair
  Scottish Government Equality Budget Advisory Group (EBAG)
• Emma Congreve
  Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Chris Birt
  Associate Director for Scotland
  Joseph Rowntree Foundation
and then from:
• Adam Stachura
  Head of Policy and Communications
  Age Scotland
• Jatin Haria
  Executive Director
  CRER - Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights
• Eilidh Dickson
  Policy and Parliamentary Manager
  Engender
• Rob Gowans
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

4th Meeting

21 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Ash Denham
  Minister for Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Jill Stephen Poller
  Legal Aid Policy Officer, Access to Justice Unit
  Scottish Government
• Martin Brown
  Solicitor, Constitutional and Civil Law Division
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
Show witnesses
• John Wilkes
  Head of Scotland
  Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland
• Barbara Bolton
  Head of Legal and Policy
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Luis Felipe Yanes
  Legal Policy Development Officer
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
and then from:
• Dr Igi Moon
  Chair
  Memorandum of Understanding Coalition Against Conversion Therapy (MOU)
• Jen Ang
  Director of Development and Policy
  JustRight Scotland
5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
6. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy

3rd Meeting

14 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
Show witnesses
• Megan Snedden
  Policy and Campaigns Manager
  Stonewall Scotland
• Doctor Rebecca Crowther
  Policy Co-ordinator
  Equality Network
• Vic Valentine
  Manager
  Scottish Trans Alliance
• Paul Daly
  Policy and Research Manager
  LGBT Youth Scotland
3. Scottish Government priorities for the equalities and human rights remit in Session 6
Show witnesses
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Nick Parton
  Unit Head of Connected Communities Division
  Scottish Government
• Emma Harvey
  Divisional Performance Manager from Business Support Unit
  Scottish Government
• Elisabeth Campbell
  Deputy Director for Human Rights
  Scottish Government
• Jess Dolan
  Deputy Director for Equality and Inclusion
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
6. Scottish Government priorities for the equalities and human rights remit in Session 6

2nd Meeting

07 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
Show witnesses
• Tristan Gray
  Principal Petitioner
  End Conversion Therapy Scotland
• Blair Anderson
  End Conversion Therapy Scotland
3. Scottish Government priorities for the civil justice remit in Session 6
Show witnesses
• Keith Brown
  Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Ash Denham
  Minister for Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Neil Rennick
  Director of Justice
  Scottish Government
• Denise Swanson
  Deputy Director Civil Law and Legal System
  Scottish Government
4. Work programme
5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
6. Scottish Government priorities for the civil justice remit in Session 6

1st Meeting 2021

23 June