Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

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Meeting Agenda

27th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
• Start time: 10:00am
• Published: Thursday, November 20, 2025 02:18pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.

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

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Kaukab Stewart, Minister for Equalities, Scottish Government

Anna Densham, Deputy Director, Land Reform, Rural and Islands Policy, Scottish Government

Trevor Owen, Head of Human Rights Strategy and Legislation Unit, Scottish Government

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Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk posted 20/11/2025 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/25/27/1, 133KB, pdf)

EHRCJ/S6/25/27/2(P) (Private Paper)

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

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

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