Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
11th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:45
- Meeting closed at: 12:18
- Published: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 01:19pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Kaukab Stewart (Convener)
- Maggie Chapman (Deputy Convener)
- Pam Gosal (Member)
- Rachael Hamilton (Member)
- Fulton MacGregor (Member)
- Paul O'Kane (Member)
Apologies received from
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on—
The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition and Rules of Procedure) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2023 [draft]; and
The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Allocation of Functions to the General Regulatory Chamber) Regulations 2023 [draft]
from—
Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Scottish Government.3 Subordinate legislation:
Siobhian Brown, (Minister for Victims and Community Safety) moved—
S6M-08337—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition and Rules of Procedure) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved; and
S6M-08338—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Allocation of Functions to the General Regulatory Chamber) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved.
The motions were agreed to without division.
4 Asylum Seekers in Scotland:
The Committee took evidence from—
Bronagh Andrew, Operations Manager, TARA - Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance;
Superintendent Claire Dobson, Partnerships, Prevention and Community Wellbeing Division and Chief Inspector Elaine Tomlinson, Safer Communities Team, Greater Glasgow Division, Police Scotland;
and then from—
Gayle Findlay, Policy Manager, COSLA;
Thomas Glen, Chief Executive, Perth & Kinross Council;
Louise Long, Chief Executive, Inverclyde Council;
Dr Nina Koruth, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Glasgow Psychological Trauma Service, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde;
Susanne Millar, Chair of the Scottish Asylum Dispersal Partnership Board and Chief Officer, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership.
5 Consideration of evidence (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 4.