Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
8th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 11:15
- Meeting closed at: 12:45
- Published: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 10:56am
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 Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill(In Private):
The Committee considered its approach to scrutiny of the Bill. It agreed—
- A preferred indicative timetable for scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1;
- A call for views in short survey form for those wishing to comment in general terms on the Bill, to be issued in week commencing 21 March 2022;
- A call for views in a longer, more detailed consultation form predominantly for organisations, also to be issued in week commencing 21 March 2022;
- To produce each call for views in BSL, Gaelic and Easy Read formats;
- That its scrutiny of the Bill must be conducted in a respectful and courteous manner;
- That submissions which contain offensive and/or defamatory content, are in breach of GDPR, or are not relevant to the scrutiny of the Bill, will not be published;
- That multiple submissions which are identical or similar in nature will be published once only, with an indication of how many such submissions have been received;
- That any further consideration of its approach to scrutiny; potential witnesses for future evidence sessions; reviews of evidence heard, and consideration of a draft report will be taken in private at future meetings;
- To undertake informal, private engagement sessions in a safe and secure setting with appropriate safeguarding, with notes of those sessions to be published; and,
- To delegate responsibility for organising and inviting witnesses to the Convener and the clerks.