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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.


Official Report

The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.

See all of this committee's Official Reports