Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
2nd Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:52
- Published: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 01:40pm
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 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take agenda item 3 in private.
2 Budget Scrutiny 2023-24:
The Committee heard evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2023-24 from—
Clare Gallagher, Human Rights Officer, Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations (CEMVO) Scotland;
Dr Alison Hosie, Research Officer, Scottish Human Rights Commission;
Professor Angela O'Hagan, Chair, Scottish Government Equalities and Human Rights Budget Advisory Group;
Rob Watts, Economist, Fraser of Allander Institute.
3 Budget Scrutiny 2023-24:
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2. The Committee also agreed to write to the Secretary of State for Scotland and to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government.