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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 4 July 2025
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Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee [Draft]

Interests

Meeting date: 24 June 2025

Karen Adam

Welcome to the 17th meeting in 2025 of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. We have received apologies from Pam Gosal. Tess White and Marie McNair join us online. I welcome Paul McLennan MSP to his first meeting of the committee.

With that, I turn to our first item of business, which is to invite Paul McLennan to declare any relevant interests.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee [Draft]

Post-legislative Scrutiny

Meeting date: 24 June 2025

Karen Adam

Yes.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee [Draft]

Post-legislative Scrutiny

Meeting date: 24 June 2025

Karen Adam

You can do that now, minister.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee [Draft]

Post-legislative Scrutiny

Meeting date: 24 June 2025

Karen Adam

We move on to our discussion of the Children (Scotland) Act 2020. We are again joined by the Minister for Victims and Community Safety, who is supported by Simon Stockwell, family law unit head at the Scottish Government. You are very welcome. I invite the minister to make a short opening statement.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee [Draft]

Post-legislative Scrutiny

Meeting date: 24 June 2025

Karen Adam

Thank you. We have questions from Marie McNair, who joins us online.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee [Draft]

Post-legislative Scrutiny

Meeting date: 24 June 2025

Karen Adam

The next questions are from Tess White, who joins us remotely.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee [Draft]

Post-legislative Scrutiny

Meeting date: 24 June 2025

Karen Adam

As members are content that they have asked all the questions that they wished to ask, that concludes our evidence taking. The committee will reflect on the evidence and consider our next steps. I thank the minister and her officials for joining us.

That concludes our formal business in public. We will move into private session to consider the remaining items on our agenda.

11:03 Meeting continued in private until 11:33.  

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee [Draft]

Post-legislative Scrutiny

Meeting date: 24 June 2025

Karen Adam

We now have a question from Marie McNair, who joins us online.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee [Draft]

Post-legislative Scrutiny

Meeting date: 24 June 2025

Karen Adam

Item 3 is an evidence session on the non-implementation of parts of specific acts of the Scottish Parliament. Those acts are the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021, the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 and the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Act 2020.

This morning’s session will be split into three parts, with approximately half an hour spent on each of the acts. The committee will hear from the Minister for Victims and Community Safety on the first two acts, and then from the Minister for Equalities on the third act. I refer members to papers 1 and 2.

I welcome to the meeting the Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Siobhian Brown, to discuss the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021. From the Scottish Government, the minister is joined by Jeff Gibbons, violence against women and girls unit head, and Matt Elsby, deputy director of fiscal policy and constitution. You are all very welcome.

I invite the minister to make a short opening statement.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee [Draft]

Post-legislative Scrutiny

Meeting date: 24 June 2025

Karen Adam

Thank you. Do any other members wish to ask a question? I will go to Maggie Chapman.