Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Minutes: 30 November 2021
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
10th Meeting, 2021
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 5 and 6 in private.
2. Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Independent Reviewer (Modification of Functions) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 from—
Clare Haughey MSP, Minister for Children and Young People, Scottish Government.
3. Subordinate legislation:
Clare Haughey (Minister for Children and Young People) moved—S6M-01632—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Independent Reviewer (Modification of Functions) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 be approved.
4. Civil Justice introductory session:
The Committee took evidence, in a round table format, from—
Kay McCorquodale, Executive Director, Judicial Office, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service;
Ruth Crawford QC, Treasurer, Faculty of Advocates;
Iain Nicol, Convener of the Civil Justice Committee, Law Society of Scotland;
Karen Wylie, Vice Chair, Family Law Association of Scotland;
Professor Richard Susskind OBE, Technology Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
5. Civil Justice introductory session (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 4.
6. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee considered its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 and agreed to consider all evidence and draft reports in private at future meetings.