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Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Agenda: 18 November 2025

Tuesday, 18 November 2025

26th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland
  3. Work programme
  4. EU Law Tracker
  5. Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland
  6. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

Agenda published: Thursday, 13 November 2025 03:52pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private.


2. Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland

The Committee will take evidence in a roundtable format from—

  • Juliana Amaral
    Chief Executive Officer
    Borders Community Action
  • Wendy Hand
    Deputy and Facilities Manager
    Voluntary Action Shetland
  • Kirsty Harding
    Senior Development Officer
    Highland Third Sector Interface
  • Megan MacInnes
    Board Member
    Community Land Scotland
  • Artemis Pana
    National Coordinator
    Scottish Rural Action
  • Alasdair Ross
    Policy and Consultations Officer
    Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action
  • Sheena Stewart
    Chief Officer
    Uist Council of Voluntary Organisations
  • Alan Webb
    Chief Executive Officer
    Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway
  • Dr Luis F. Yanes
    Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Lead
    Scottish Human Rights Commission

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. EU Law Tracker

The Committee will consider correspondence from the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


5. Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland

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


6. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

The Committee will continue consideration of a draft Stage 1 report.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


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