Meeting Minutes
2nd Meeting, 2021
Date: Tuesday, 07 September, 2021
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Meeting opened at: 10:01am
Meeting closed at: 12:25pm
Committee Members Attendees
Joe FitzPatrick (Convener)
Maggie Chapman (Deputy Convener)
Karen Adam
Pam Duncan-Glancy
Pam Gosal
Fulton MacGregor
Alexander Stewart
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 5 and 6 in private.
2. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy:
The Committee took evidence from—
Tristan Gray, Principal Petitioner and Blair Anderson, End Conversion Therapy
Scotland.
3. Scottish Government priorities for the civil justice remit in Session 6:
The Committee took evidence from—
Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, Ash Denham, Minister
for Community Safety, Neil Rennick, Director of Justice and Denise Swanson,
Deputy Director Civil Law and Legal System, Scottish Government.
4. Work programme:
The Committee noted a summary of decisions taken at its business planning day.
5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy (in private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.
6. Scottish Government priorities for the civil justice remit in Session 6 (in private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 3.