Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
18th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:33
- Meeting closed at: 12:42
- Published: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 02:19pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Joe FitzPatrick (Convener)
- Maggie Chapman (Deputy Convener)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Pam Gosal (Member)
- Rachael Hamilton (Member)
- Fulton MacGregor (Member)
Apologies received from
Also Present
Emma Roddick
1 Declaration of interests:
Emma Roddick 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—
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.
3 Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.