Meeting of the CPG on Migration Date: 28 February 2023 Location: Committee Room 4, with the option to join remotely via Teams MSP attendance: • Bob Doris MSP • Paul Sweeney MSP Non-MSP attendance: • Alison Thewliss MP • Scottish Detainee Visitors • Detention Forum • Human Rights Consortium Scotland • Anna Pilgrim, UN House Scotland, Gender and Migration Team • Justine Vonpierre, UN House of Scotland • Maryhill Integration Network • VOICES Network • Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland (SOHTIS) • Community Infosource • Friends of Scottish Settlers (FOSS) • Refugees for Justice • Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts • Guy, Office of Maggie Chapman MSP • Positive Action on Housing • The Welcoming • Ross Mackay • John Carswell, Church of Scotland • Shaina Gabi, Citizens Advice Edinburgh • LGBT Health • Sheila, Office of Foysol Choudhury MSP Apologies: • Paul Pearson, Poverty Alliance Topics discussed: • Detention o Presentation from Kate Alexander (Scottish Detainee Visitors) on the work of SDV, an overview of the extensive waits people in detention face and importance of community- based alternatives. o Chair of All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Detention, Alison Thewliss MP, provided an update on the work of the APPG on detention including a report and consideration of alternatives to detention including Action Foundation pilot. o Jonathan Ellis (Detention Forum) shared insights on the number of people being detained and the impact of detention, noted importance of community-based pilots in creating a more compassionate system. o Mhairi Snowden (HRCS) outlined human rights landscape, how detention constitutes a violation and how the UK compares...