Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
3rd Meeting, 2024
- Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
- Meeting opened at: 09:47
- Meeting closed at: 11:39
- Published: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 01:53pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Kaukab Stewart (Convener)
- Maggie Chapman (Deputy Convener)
- Karen Adam (Member)
- Meghan Gallacher (Member)
- Fulton MacGregor (Member)
- Paul O'Kane (Member)
- Annie Wells (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instrument— Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Use of Member Information) (Scotland) Revocation Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/375).
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.
3 Budget Scrutiny 2024-25:
The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2024-25 from—
Clare Gallagher, Human Rights Officer, CEMVO (Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations) Scotland;
Professor O'Hagan, Chair, Scottish Government Equalities and Human Rights Budget Advisory Group;
Heather Williams, Training Lead, Scottish Women's Budget Group.
4 Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 3.