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Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Agenda: 16 November 2021

Tuesday, 16 November 2021

8th 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. Subordinate legislation
  5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
  6. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
  7. Work programme
Agenda published: Thursday, 11 November 2021 03:06pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 6 and 7 in private.


2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 and The Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2021 from—

  • Ivan McKee
    Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
    Scottish Government
  • Pamela Berry
    Team Leader, South of Scotland Enterprise Sponsorship, Directorate for Economic Development
    Scottish Government
  • Jennifer Singerman
    Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:


3. Subordinate legislation

Ivan McKee (Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise) to move—S6M-01530—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 be approved.


4. Subordinate legislation

Ivan McKee (Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise) to move—S6M-01531—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2021 be approved.


5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Peter Lynas
    UK Director
    Evangelical Alliance
  • Piers Shepherd
    Senior Researcher
    Family Education Trust
  • Dr John Greenall
    Associate Chief Executive Officer
    Christian Medical Fellowship
  • Anthony Horan
    Director
    Catholic Parliamentary Office
  • Nathan Despott
    Steering Committee, Brave Network, and Honorary Research Fellow
    La Trobe University, Melbourne
  • Dr Timothy Jones
    Associate Professor
    La Trobe University, Melbourne
  • and then from -

  • Dr Christine A Ryan
    Senior Legal Advisor
    United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
  • Dr Adam Jowett
    Coventry University
    Lead author of UK Government commissioned research into conversion therapy

Papers for this item:

2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item


6. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 5.


7. Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item