Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
16th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:30
- Meeting closed at: 13:58
- Published: Wednesday, June 1, 2022 11:07am
Committee Members Attendees
- Joe FitzPatrick (Convener)
- Maggie Chapman (Deputy Convener)
- Karen Adam (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Pam Gosal (Member)
- Rachael Hamilton (Member)
- Fulton MacGregor (Member)
1 Declaration of interests:
Rachael Hamilton was invited to declare any relevant interests. No such interests were declared.
2 Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
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):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.
4 Annual report (In Private):
The Committee considered and agreed the draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2021 to 12 May 2022.