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Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Agenda: 01 October 2024

Tuesday, 01 October 2024

20th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 10:00am
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill
  3. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill
  4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

Agenda published: Thursday, 26 September 2024 01:59pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.


2. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Neil Cowan
    Scotland Programme Director
    Amnesty International UK
  • Emma Hutton
    Chief Executive Officer
    JustRight Scotland
  • Lucy Miller
    Policy and Communications Lead
    Human Rights Consortium Scotland
  • Professor Angela O'Hagan
    Chair
    Scottish Human Rights Commission
  • John Wilkes
    Head of Scotland
    Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland
  • and then from:

  • Professor Katie Boyle
    Chair of Human Rights Law and Social Justice
    University of Strathclyde
  • Nicole Busby
    Professor of Human Rights, Equality and Justice
    University of Glasgow
  • Professor Aileen McHarg
    Professor of Public Law and Human Rights
    Durham University
  • Alan Miller
    Professor of Practice in Human Rights Law
    University of Strathclyde
  • Dr Andrew Tickell
    Senior Lecturer in Law
    Glasgow Caledonian University

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.


4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

The Committee will consider its approach.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item