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Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Meeting Agenda

3rd Meeting, 2021

  • Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
  • Session: 6
  • Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
  • Start time: 10:00am
  • Published: Thursday, September 9, 2021 04:36pm

1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.


2 Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy:

The Committee will take evidence from—


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:

The Committee will take evidence from—


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:

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Register of Child Interview Rights Practitioners) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/233).



5 Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy:

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.


6 Scottish Government priorities for the equalities and human rights remit in Session 6:

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.


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