Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Minutes: 31 January 2023
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
3rd Meeting, 2023
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 6 in private.
2. Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Council Tax Reduction Review Panel) Regulations 2023 [draft] from—
Elena Whitham, Minister for Community Safety, Martin Brown, Solicitor, Legal Directorate and Lisa Davidson, Civil Justice Senior Policy Officer, Scottish Government .
3. Subordinate legislation:
Elena Whitham (Minister for Community Safety) moved —
S6M-07224—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Council Tax Reduction Review Panel) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to without division.
4. Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Local Taxation Chamber (Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2022;
Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Local Taxation Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2022.
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instruments.
5. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24:
The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2023-24 from—
Christina McKelvie, Minister for Equalities and Older People, Scottish Government;
Rob Priestley, Head of Mainstreaming and Strategy Unit, Directorate for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights;
Ben Walsh, Head of Budget Improvement, Scottish Exchequer.
6. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 5.