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Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Agenda: 20 May 2025

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

13th Meeting, 2025

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

  1. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry
  2. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry (in private)
  3. British Sign Language Inquiry (in private)

Agenda published: Thursday, 15 May 2025 02:29pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Kevin Kane
    Chief Executive
    Shared Parenting Scotland
  • Fiona McPhail
    Lecturer in Social Justice
    University of Glasgow
  • Dr Marsha Scott
    Chief Executive
    Scottish Women's Aid
  • Sabir Zazai
    Chief Executive
    Scottish Refugee Council
  • and then from -

  • Professor Katie Boyle
    Chair of Human Rights Law and Social Justice, School of Law
    University of Strathclyde
  • Dr Ben Christman
    Legal Director
    Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland
  • Megan Farr
    Policy Officer
    Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


2. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 1.


3. British Sign Language Inquiry (in private)

The Committee will further consider its approach to the inquiry.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item