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Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Agenda: 21 September 2021

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

4th Meeting, 2021

Start time: 10:00am
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Agenda items:
  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
  5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
  6. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
Agenda published: Thursday, 16 September 2021 03:34pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.


2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Children’s Legal Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 from—

  • Ash Denham
    Minister for Community Safety
    Scottish Government
  • Jill Stephen Poller
    Legal Aid Policy Officer, Access to Justice Unit
    Scottish Government
  • Martin Brown
    Solicitor, Constitutional and Civil Law Division
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:


3. Subordinate legislation

Ash Denham (Minister for Community Safety) to move—S6M-00998—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Children’s Legal Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 be approved.


4. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • John Wilkes
    Head of Scotland
    Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland
  • Barbara Bolton
    Head of Legal and Policy
    Scottish Human Rights Commission
  • Luis Felipe Yanes
    Legal Policy Development Officer
    Scottish Human Rights Commission
  • and then from -

  • Dr Igi Moon
    Chair
    Memorandum of Understanding Coalition Against Conversion Therapy (MOU)
  • Jen Ang
    Director of Development and Policy
    JustRight Scotland

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4.


6. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy

The Committee will consider its approach to future engagement, evidence and a draft report on the petition.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item