Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
21st Meeting, 2022
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
Justice of the Peace Court Fees (Scotland) Order 2022
Sheriff Court Fees Order 2022
High Court of Justiciary Fees Order 2022
Sheriff Appeal Court Fees Order 2022
Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2022
Court of Session etc. Fees Order
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instruments.
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, Peter Hope-Jones, Head of Gender Recognition Unit and Colin Gilchrist, Solicitor, Scottish Government.
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.
The Committee considered its work programme and agreed to issue a call for views, to run over the summer recess, to inform its pre-budget scrutiny 2023-24.