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Chamber and committees

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


Minutes: 18 March 2025

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

8th Meeting, 2025

Start time:10:00am
End time: 12:57pm
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Published: Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Minutes


1. Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland:

The Committee took evidence from—

John Wilkes, Head of Scotland, Jennifer Laughland, Head of Scotland Legal and Bill Stephenson, Scotland Compliance Manager, Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland;

and then from—

Kaukab Stewart, Minister for Equalities, Nick Bland, Deputy Director, Mainstreaming and Inclusion, Catherine McMeeken, Deputy Director, Equality and Jennifer Singerman, Solicitor, Equalities and Criminal Justice Division, Scottish Government.


2. Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland (In Private):

The Committee agreed to defer consideration of the evidence heard throughout the duration of the inquiry to a future meeting.


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