Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Agenda
10th Meeting, 2024
- Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Start time: 10:00am
- Published: Thursday, April 18, 2024 02:39pm
1 Public petitions: PE01787
The Committee will consider the following continued petition— The use of Makaton sign language in the legal system.
Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk 160KB pdf posted 18/04/2024 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/24/10/1)
2 Suicide Prevention in Scotland
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Rob Gowans, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
Neil Mathers, Executive Director, Samaritans Scotland
John Gibson, Chief Executive Officer, The Canmore Trust
Dan Farthing, Head of Suicide Prevention, Scottish Action for Mental Health
Jason Schroeder, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Men's Sheds Association
Rebecca Hoffman, National Policy Lead, LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Aidan Mitchell, Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Change Mental Health
Dr Richmond Davies, Head of Public Health Analytics and Intelligence, Public Health Scotland
Paper 2 - Note by the Clerk 100KB pdf posted 18/04/2024 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/24/10/2)
EHRCJ/S6/24/10/3(P) (Private Paper)
3 Suicide Prevention in Scotland (Private)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.