Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
17th Meeting, 2025
Committees sometimes meet in private. This might be to hear confidential or particularly sensitive information, or to discuss a draft report. When a committee meets in private, its proceedings are not broadcast and there is no Official Report. However, the committee minutes will record the business taken and any decisions reached.
Paul McLennan will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.
The Committee will take evidence on the Domestic Abuse Protection (Scotland) Act 2021; the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 and the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Act 2020, in that order, from—
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Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk (108KB, pdf) posted 19 June 2025
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.
The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.
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1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider a briefing from the Worker Support Centre.
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1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider its approach.
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1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider a draft report.
The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.