Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
16th Meeting, 2025
Committees sometimes meet in private. This might be to hear confidential or particularly sensitive information, or to discuss a draft report. When a committee meets in private, its proceedings are not broadcast and there is no Official Report. However, the committee minutes will record the business taken and any decisions reached.
The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 to 8 in private.
The Committee will take evidence from—
and then from -
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk (277KB, pdf) posted 12 June 2025
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposal—
Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020.
Papers for this item:
Paper 3 - Note by the Clerk (155KB, pdf) posted 12 June 2025
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.
The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider a draft report on the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (LCM-S6-54).
The Committee will consider a draft letter to Kaukab Stewart MSP, Minister for Equalities.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item