Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Agenda
8th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Start time: 10:00am
- Published: Thursday, November 11, 2021 03:06pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee will decide whether to take items 6 and 7 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee will take evidence on The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 and The Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2021 from—
Witnesses
Ivan McKee, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, Scottish Government
Pamela Berry, Team Leader, South of Scotland Enterprise Sponsorship, Directorate for Economic Development, Scottish Government
Jennifer Singerman, Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government
Affirmative subordinate legislation - Note by the Clerk 102KB pdf posted 11/11/2021 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/21/8/1)
3 Subordinate legislation:
Ivan McKee (Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise) to move—S6M-01530—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 be approved.
4 Subordinate legislation:
Ivan McKee (Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise) to move—S6M-01531—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2021 be approved.
5 Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy:
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Peter Lynas, UK Director, Evangelical Alliance
Piers Shepherd, Senior Researcher, Family Education Trust
Dr John Greenall, Associate Chief Executive Officer, Christian Medical Fellowship
Anthony Horan, Director, Catholic Parliamentary Office
Nathan Despott, Steering Committee, Brave Network, and Honorary Research Fellow, La Trobe University, Melbourne
Dr Timothy Jones, Associate Professor, La Trobe University, Melbourne
Dr Christine A Ryan, Senior Legal Advisor, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Dr Adam Jowett, Coventry University, Lead author of UK Government commissioned research into conversion therapy
Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy - Note by the Clerk 232KB pdf posted 11/11/2021 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/21/8/2)
Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy - SPICe summary of organisational written submissions 171KB pdf posted 11/11/2021 (Ref: EHRCJ/S6/21/8/3)
EHRCJ/S6/21/8/4(P) (Private Paper)
EHRCJ/S6/21/8/5(P) (Private Paper)
6 Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy:
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 5.
7 Work programme:
The Committee will consider its work programme.
EHRCJ/S6/21/8/6(P) (Private Paper)