Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
14th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:38
- Published: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 02:09pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Kaukab Stewart (Convener)
- Maggie Chapman (Deputy Convener)
- Karen Adam (Member)
- Pam Gosal (Member)
- Rachael Hamilton (Member)
- Fulton MacGregor (Member)
- Paul O'Kane (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 (Application to Civil Partnerships and Consequential Provision) Order 2023 [draft] from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Scottish Government.
3 Subordinate legislation:
Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) moved—S6M-08951—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 (Application to Civil Partnerships and Consequential Provision) Order 2023 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to without division.
4 Annual report (In Private):
The Committee considered and agreed a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2022 to 12 May 2023.
5 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered its work programme.