Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
11th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:00
- Meeting closed at: 12:33
- Published: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 10:58am
Committee Members Attendees
- Joe FitzPatrick (Convener)
- Maggie Chapman (Deputy Convener)
- Karen Adam (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Pam Gosal (Member)
- Fulton MacGregor (Member)
- Alexander Stewart (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instrument— Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.
3 Children's participation in the court's decision-making process:
The Committee took evidence from—
Dr Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane, Senior Lecturer in Scots Private Law, University of Glasgow;
Sarah Axford, Service Manager, Children 1st;
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 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 3.
5 Correspondence (In Private):
The Committee agreed its response to correspondence from the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.