Minutes: 31 May 2022

Tuesday, 31 May 2022

16th Meeting, 2022

Start time: 09:30am

End time: 01:58pm

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Published: Wednesday, 01 June 2022

Committee Member attendees:

Minutes

1. Declaration of interests:

Rachael Hamilton was invited to declare any relevant interests. No such interests were declared.

2. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Susan Smith, Co-Director, For Women Scotland;

Lucy Hunter Blackburn, MurrayBlackburnMackenzie;

Malcolm Clark, Head of Research, LGB Alliance;

Dr Kate Coleman, Director, Keep Prisons Single Sex;

and then from—

Catherine Murphy, Executive Director, Engender;

Sandy Brindley, Chief Executive, Rape Crisis Scotland;

Naomi McAuliffe, Scotland Programme Director, Amnesty International Scotland;

Jen Ang, Director of Policy and Development, JustRight Scotland.

3. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.

4. Annual report (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed the draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2021 to 12 May 2022.