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Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Agenda: 09 September 2025

Tuesday, 09 September 2025

18th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
  3. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry (in private)
  4. British Sign Language Inquiry (in private)
  5. Work programme
  6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

Agenda published: Thursday, 04 September 2025 05:06pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.


2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Professor Angela O'Hagan
    Chair
    Scottish Human Rights Commission
  • Emma Congreve
    Equality and Human Rights Budget Advisory Group and Deputy Director and Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow
    Fraser of Allander Institute
  • Sara Cowan
    Director
    Scottish Women's Budget Group
  • Allan Faulds
    Senior Policy Officer
    Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
  • and then from:

  • Shona Robison
    Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
    Scottish Government
  • Kaukab Stewart
    Minister for Equalities
    Scottish Government
  • Rob Priestley
    Head of Mainstreaming Unit
    Scottish Government
  • Alasdair Black
    Deputy Director, Budget and Fiscal Coordination
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry (in private)

The Committee will consider a draft report.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. British Sign Language Inquiry (in private)

The Committee will consider a draft report.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


5. Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

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