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Good morning, and welcome to the 15th meeting in 2019 of the Equalities and Human Rights Committee. I ask that all mobile devices be switched off and put away, please. We have received apologies from Annie Wells and Mary Fee, and I welcome Alison Harris and Rhoda Grant. John Finnie, the member in charge of the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill, has joined us as well—you are welcome.
Agenda item 1 is a decision on whether to take items 3 and 4 in private. Item 3 is consideration of the committee’s approach to forthcoming legislation and item 4 is consideration of our approach to scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s draft budget 2020-21. Do members agree to take those items in private?
Members indicated agreement.