Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Convener

*Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)

Committee members

*Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)

*Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)

*Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con)

*Gail Ross (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)

*Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con)

The following also participated:

Bruce Adamson (Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland)

James Docherty (Violence Reduction Unit)

Gerard Hart (Disclosure Scotland)

Chris McCully (Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum)

Maggie Mellon (Howard League Scotland)

Simon Pountain (Independent Monitor for the Disclosure and Barring Service)

Professor Elaine Sutherland (University of Stirling)

Clerk to the committee

Claire Menzies