Chamber and committees

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

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Meeting Agenda

18th Meeting, 2024

• Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
• Session: 6
• Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
• Start time: 10:00am
• Published: Thursday, September 12, 2024 02:30pm

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1 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/178)
Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/216)

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Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk posted 12/09/2024 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/24/18/1, 161KB, pdf)

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2 Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

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Witnesses

Jeremy Balfour MSP, Member in Charge of the Bill, Scottish Parliament

Nick Hawthorne, Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit, Scottish Parliament

Liz Anderson, Assistant Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit, Scottish Parliament

Alison Fraser, Solicitor, Legal Services, Scottish Parliament

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Paper 2 - Note by the Clerk posted 12/09/2024 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/24/18/2, 137KB, pdf)

EHRCJ/S6/24/18/3(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private) (Private)

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

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4 Work programme (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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EHRCJ/S6/24/18/4(P) (Private Paper)

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