Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
8th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:00
- Meeting closed at: 13:03
- Published: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 09:58am
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 6 and 7 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took 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—
Ivan McKee, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, Scottish Government.
3 Subordinate legislation:
Ivan McKee (Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise) moved—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.
The motion was agreed to without division.
4 Subordinate legislation:
Ivan McKee (Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise) moved—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.
The motion was agreed to without division.
5 Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy:
The Committee took evidence from—
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;
and then from—
Nathan Despott, Steering Committee, Brave Network, and Honorary Research Fellow and Dr Timothy Jones, Associate Professor, La Trobe University, Melbourne;
and then from—
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.
6 Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 5.
7 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered and agreed its work programme.