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Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee [Session 6]


Minutes: 08 February 2022

Tuesday, 08 February 2022

4th Meeting, 2022

Start time:10:00am
End time: 11:37am
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Published: Wednesday, 09 February 2022
Also Present:
  • Richard Leonard

Minutes


1. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Maximum Number of Judges (Scotland) Order 2022 from—

Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, Scottish Government.


2. Subordinate legislation:

Keith Brown (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans) moved—S6M-02595—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Maximum Number of Judges (Scotland) Order 2022 be approved.

The motion was agreed to without division.


3. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, Louise Miller, Solicitor, Legal Directorate and Elaine Hamilton, Head of Forensics Policy, Police Powers Unit, Police Division, Scottish Government.


4. Miners' Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 3.


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