All meetings of the committee

All meetings of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee held in 2024. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

29th Meeting

17 December

1. Work programme (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

28th Meeting

10 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Post-legislative scrutiny and the non-implementation of specific Acts of the Scottish Parliament
3. Post-legislative scrutiny and the non-implementation of specific Acts of the Scottish Parliament

27th Meeting

03 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill
3. Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill

26th Meeting

26 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill
3. Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill
4. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

25th Meeting

19 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Report of the Scottish Parliament's Gender Sensitive Audit
3. Report of the Scottish Parliament's Gender Sensitive Audit
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)
5. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)

24th Meeting

12 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Aarhus Convention
3. The Aarhus Convention
4. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)

23rd Meeting

05 November

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)
3. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

22nd Meeting

29 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

21st Meeting

08 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Subordinate legislation
9. Subordinate legislation
10. Subordinate legislation
11. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill
12. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

01 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill
3. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

19th Meeting

24 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Civil Court Fees
3. Civil Court Fees

18th Meeting

17 September

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
3. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

17th Meeting

03 September

1. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

16th Meeting

18 June

1. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

15th Meeting

11 June

1. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)

14th Meeting

04 June

1. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)

13th Meeting

28 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Suicide Prevention in Scotland
3. Suicide Prevention in Scotland (in private)
4. Correspondence
5. Annual report (in private)

12th Meeting

21 May

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)

11th Meeting

30 April

1. UK subordinate legislation
2. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
3. Suicide Prevention in Scotland
4. Suicide Prevention in Scotland (in private)
5. HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030 (in private)

10th Meeting

23 April

1. Public petitions: PE01787
2. Suicide Prevention in Scotland
3. Suicide Prevention in Scotland (in private)

9th Meeting

26 March

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Subordinate legislation
3. HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030
4. HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030 (in private)
5. Suicide Prevention Strategy (in private)
6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

8th Meeting

12 March

1. Declaration of interests
2. Subordinate legislation
3. HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030
4. HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030 (in private)

7th Meeting

05 March

1. Work programme (in private)
2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

6th Meeting

27 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
3. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
4. Suicide Prevention in Scotland (in private)

5th Meeting

20 February

1. Choice of Convener
2. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
3. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030 (in private)

4th Meeting

06 February

1. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
2. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

3rd Meeting

30 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
4. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

2nd Meeting

23 January

1. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

1st Meeting

16 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Human Rights Commission
3. Scottish Human Rights Commission

All meetings of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

28th Meeting

19 December

1. Work programme (in private)

27th Meeting

12 December

1. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
2. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

26th Meeting

05 December

1. UK subordinate legislation
2. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
3. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

25th Meeting

28 November

1. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
2. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

24th Meeting

21 November

1. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
2. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

23rd Meeting

14 November

1. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
2. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill (In Private)
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 (in private)

22nd Meeting

07 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
4. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
5. Consideration of evidence

21st Meeting

31 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
3. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill

20th Meeting

24 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

19th Meeting

03 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
5. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)

18th Meeting

26 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
5. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
6. Asylum Seekers in Scotland (in private)

17th Meeting

19 September

1. Work programme (in private)
2. Asylum Seekers in Scotland (in private)

16th Meeting

05 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
6. Asylum Seekers in Scotland

15th Meeting

20 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Asylum Seekers in Scotland
6. Consideration of evidence

14th Meeting

30 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Annual report
5. Work programme

13th Meeting

23 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Minimum core obligations
3. Consideration of evidence
4. Work programme (in private)

12th Meeting

16 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Asylum Seekers in Scotland
4. Consideration of evidence

11th Meeting

09 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Asylum Seekers in Scotland
5. Consideration of evidence

10th Meeting

02 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Asylum Seekers in Scotland
3. Consideration of evidence

9th Meeting

25 April

1. Choice of Convener
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Asylum Seekers in Scotland
4. Consideration of evidence

8th Meeting

28 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Work programme (in private)
6. Correspondence

7th Meeting

14 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Access to justice roundtable
3. Consideration of evidence

6th Meeting

28 February

1. Public petitions: PE01787
2. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

21 February

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Scottish Youth Parliament - Equalities and Human Rights Committee
4. Minimum core obligations
5. Consideration of evidence

4th Meeting

07 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into Race Inequality in Scotland
3. Inquiry into Race Inequality in Scotland
4. Inquiry into Race Inequality in Scotland
5. Correspondence (in private)

3rd Meeting

31 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
6. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24

2nd Meeting

24 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
3. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24

1st Meeting

17 January

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Work programme (in private)

All meetings of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

33rd Meeting

19 December

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

32nd Meeting

13 December

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Public petitions: PE01817
4. Public petitions: PE01787

31st Meeting

06 December

1. Scottish Human Rights Commission
2. Work programme (in private)

30th Meeting

22 November

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

29th Meeting

15 November

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

28th Meeting

08 November

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private)

27th Meeting

01 November

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

26th Meeting

25 October

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private)
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

25th Meeting

04 October

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

24th Meeting

27 September

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

23rd Meeting

20 September

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Work programme (in private)
5. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

22nd Meeting

06 September

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)
5. Work programme (in private)

21st Meeting

28 June

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
3. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

22 June

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

19th Meeting

21 June

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

18th Meeting

14 June

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

17th Meeting

07 June

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

16th Meeting

31 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
3. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Annual report (in private)

15th Meeting

24 May

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

14th Meeting

17 May

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
2. Evidence Session (in private)

13th Meeting

10 May

1. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill

12th Meeting

03 May

1. Work programme (in private)

11th Meeting

19 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Children's participation in the court's decision-making process
4. Children's participation in the court's decision-making process
5. Correspondence

10th Meeting

29 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Ministerial portfolio
5. Evidence Session

9th Meeting

22 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Gypsy / Travellers in Scotland
3. Evidence Session
4. Work programme (in private)

8th Meeting

15 March

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

7th Meeting

08 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
3. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
4. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

6th Meeting

01 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
3. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
4. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

22 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Family Law round table
3. Family Law round table (in private)
4. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
5. Correspondence

4th Meeting

08 February

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill
4. Miners' Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

3rd Meeting

25 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
2. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23 (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

2nd Meeting

18 January

1. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

1st Meeting

11 January

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill
3. Miners' Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

All meetings of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

12th Meeting

14 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
4. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
5. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

11th Meeting

07 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
3. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
4. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy (in private)

10th Meeting

30 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Civil Justice introductory session
5. Civil Justice introductory session
6. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill

9th Meeting

23 November

1. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy (in private)
2. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy (in private)

8th Meeting

16 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
6. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
7. Work programme

7th Meeting

02 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
6. Proposed Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
7. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
8. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23 (in private)

6th Meeting

05 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Proposed Right to Food (Scotland) Bill
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
5. Work programme

5th Meeting

28 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

4th Meeting

21 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
6. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy

3rd Meeting

14 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
3. Scottish Government priorities for the equalities and human rights remit in Session 6
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
6. Scottish Government priorities for the equalities and human rights remit in Session 6

2nd Meeting

07 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
3. Scottish Government priorities for the civil justice remit in Session 6
4. Work programme
5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
6. Scottish Government priorities for the civil justice remit in Session 6

1st Meeting 2021

23 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Choice of Deputy Convener
4. Decision on taking business in private and Work programme