Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Agenda
3rd Meeting, 2021
- Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Start time: 10:00am
- Published: Thursday, September 9, 2021 04:36pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.
2 Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy:
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Megan Snedden, Policy and Campaigns Manager, Stonewall Scotland
Doctor Rebecca Crowther, Policy Co-ordinator, Equality Network
Vic Valentine, Manager, Scottish Trans Alliance
Paul Daly, Policy and Research Manager, LGBT Youth Scotland
Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy - Note by the Clerk. 207KB pdf posted 09/09/2021 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/21/3/1)
EHRCJ/S6/21/3/2(P) (Private Paper)
Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy - SPICe summary of organisational written submissions. 171KB pdf posted 09/09/2021 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/21/3/3)
3 Scottish Government priorities for the equalities and human rights remit in Session 6:
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, Scottish Government
Nick Parton, Unit Head of Connected Communities Division, Scottish Government
Emma Harvey, Divisional Performance Manager from Business Support Unit, Scottish Government
Elisabeth Campbell, Deputy Director for Human Rights, Scottish Government
Jess Dolan, Deputy Director for Equality and Inclusion, Scottish Government
EHRCJ/S6/21/3/5(P) (Private Paper)
Scottish Government priorities in Session 6 - Note by the Clerk. 108KB pdf posted 09/09/2021 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/21/3/4)
4 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Register of Child Interview Rights Practitioners) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/233).
Subordinate legislation - Note by the Clerk. 169KB pdf posted 09/09/2021 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/21/3/6)
5 Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy:
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
6 Scottish Government priorities for the equalities and human rights remit in Session 6:
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.