Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
21st Meeting, 2025
The Committee took evidence from—
Reverend Stephen Allison, Public Engagement Coordinator, The Free Church of Scotland;
Claire Benton-Evans, Provincial Youth Coordinator, Scottish Episcopal Church;
Barbara Coupar, Director, Scottish Catholic Education Service;
Reverend Stephen Miller, Co-ordinator, Education & Schools Group, Church of Scotland;
Leah Rivka, Research and Publications Officer, Jewish Council of Scotland;
and then from—
Dr Alejandro Sanchez, Human rights lead, National Secular Society;
Fraser Sutherland, Chief Executive Officer, Humanist Society of Scotland;
and then from—
Rachel Fox, Senior Policy Adviser, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child for the United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF, UNICEF UK;
Dr Conor Hill, Lecturer in Law and Melissa Murray, Lecturer in Law, Glasgow Caledonian University;
Professor Angela O'Hagan, Chair and Caitlin Fitzgerald, Legal and Policy Coordinator-UNCRC, Scottish Human Rights Commission;
Professor Elaine Sutherland, Member, Child and Family Law Sub-Committee, Law Society of Scotland.
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 1.