Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

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Meeting Agenda

2nd Meeting, 2026

• Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
• Session: 6
• Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Friday, January 16, 2026 12:49pm

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1 Inquiry into Neurodivergence in Scotland

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Dr Jim Crabb, Policy Lead, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland

Dr Leonie Boeing, CAMHS psychiatrist and Vice Chair of the Child and Adolescent Faculty, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland

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Debbie Best, Director, DIFFERabled Scotland

Kabie Brook, Chairperson, ARGH Scotland

Sofia Farzana, Director and Co-founder, Scottish Ethnic Minority Autistics (SEMA)

Marion McLaughlin, Managing Director and Founder, Aurora Autistic Consulting

Rachel Parker, Founding Trustee, Autistic Voices Advocating Together for Autonomous Rights (AVATAR)

Carolyn Scott, Founder and Researcher, ADHD Right Now

Leo Starrs-Cunningham, Treasurer, Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh (AMASE)

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Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk posted 15/01/2026 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/26/2/1, 113KB, pdf)

EHRCJ/S6/26/2/2(P) (Private Paper)

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2 Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at its meeting on 13 January.

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3 Inquiry into Neurodivergence in Scotland (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 1.

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