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Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Budget 2022-23: Pre-Budget Scrutiny

Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government and the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, 5 November 2021

Dear Cabinet Secretary

Budget 2022-23: Pre-Budget Scrutiny

I am pleased to set out the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee pre-budget scrutiny views for the forthcoming Scottish Government’s draft budget 2022-23.

This year, the Committee’s scrutiny focused on human rights budgeting. We have structured our views under the following headings for clarity:

Overall approach
Equalities budgeting
The budget process
Tax policy and human rights
Data, tracking spend and understanding impacts of spend
Participation and engagement
Advocacy

Should you have any questions, please contact the Clerk to the Committee at [email protected].

Yours sincerely

Joe FitzPatrick MSP

Convener

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

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Annexe A

Budget 2022-23: Pre-Budget Scrutiny