Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- equal opportunities matters
- human rights matters
- civil justice matters including debt, evictions and family law
Next meeting of the committee
Start time:
10:00am, Tuesday 26 November 2024
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Agenda:
- Decision on taking business in private
- Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill
- Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill
- Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Future meetings of the committee
The Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Current work
Completed work
Asylum Seekers in Scotland
Budget scrutiny 2023/24 (The Impact of Human Rights Budgeting)
Budget scrutiny 2024/25 (The impact of the Scottish Budget on the public)
Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Inquiry into Women's Unfair Responsibility for Unpaid Care and Domestic Work
Miners' Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill
PE1787 The use of Makaton sign language in the legal system
PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022/23
Correspondence
Correspondence
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
The Aarhus Convention: environmental governance review
Letter from the Minister for Victims and Community Safety, 21 November 2024
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Human Rights Bill for Scotland
Letter from the Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, 20 November 2024
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: proposed revised National Outcomes
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, 20 November 2024
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Parliament Gender-sensitive Audit
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Aarhus Convention
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26
Meeting date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Interests, Subordinate Legislation, Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26
Meeting date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Human Rights (Scotland) Bill, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Human Rights (Scotland) Bill
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Civil Court Fees
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Subordinate Legislation, Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Reports
Committee reports
Report by the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on affirmative instruments and on whether the instruments should be approved.
Report by the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on a suite of six negative Scottish Statutory Instruments (SSIs) relating to increases in fees payable across the Courts and the Office of the Public Guardian and on whether any of the instruments should be annulled. Elena Whitham acted as subsitute for Evelyn Tweed at this meeting.
Annual Report of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee for 2023-24
Annual Report of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee 2023-24.
Committee Remit
To consider and report on the following (and any additional matter added under Rule 6.1.5A)—
a. matters relating to equal opportunities, and upon the observance of equal opportunities within the Parliament; and
b. matters relating to human rights.
c. matters relating to civil justice within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs.
2. In these Rules
(a) “equal opportunities” includes the prevention, elimination or regulation of discrimination between persons on grounds of sex or marital status, on racial grounds or on grounds of disability, age, sexual orientation, language or social origin or of other personal attributes, including beliefs or opinions such as religious beliefs or political opinions; and
(b) “human rights” includes Convention rights (within the meaning of section 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998) and other human rights as for example contained in any international convention, treaty or other international instrument ratified by the United Kingdom.
Current Members
Karen Adam
Convener
Scottish National Party
Maggie Chapman
Deputy Convener
Scottish Green Party
Pam Gosal
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Marie McNair
Member
Scottish National Party
Paul O'Kane
Member
Scottish Labour
Evelyn Tweed
Member
Scottish National Party
Tess White
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members