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Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Minutes: 08 October 2024

Tuesday, 08 October 2024

21st Meeting, 2024

Start time: 10:30am
End time: 12:32pm
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Published: Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Apologies received from:
Substitute Member attendees:

Minutes


1. Declaration of interests:

Elena Whitham was invited to declare any relevant interests. No such interests were declared.


2. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 11 in private.


3. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence from—

Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Kavita Chetty, Deputy Director, Human Rights and Mainstreaming, Scottish Government.


4. Subordinate legislation:

Not before 11:30

The Committee took evidence on the following negative Scottish Statutory Instruments:
Sheriff Court Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/235)
Sheriff Appeal Court Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/236)
High Court of Justiciary Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/237)
Court of Session etc. Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/238)
Justice of the Peace Court Fees (Scotland) Order 2024 (SSI 2024/239)
Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/240)

from—

Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety and Walter Drummond-Murray, Head of Civil Courts and Inquiries, Justice Directorate, Scottish Government.


5. Subordinate legislation:

Maggie Chapman moved—S6M-14789—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Sheriff Court Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/235) be annulled.

After debate, the motion was disagreed to by division (For 1, Against 5, Abstentions 0).


6. Subordinate legislation:

Maggie Chapman moved—S6M-14790—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Sheriff Appeal Court Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/236) be annulled.

After debate, the motion was disagreed to by division (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0).


7. Subordinate legislation:

Maggie Chapman moved—S6M-14791—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the High Court of Justiciary Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/237) be annulled.

After debate, the motion was disagreed to by division (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0).


8. Subordinate legislation:

Maggie Chapman moved—S6M-14792—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Court of Session etc. Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/238) be annulled.

After debate, the motion was disagreed to by division (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0).


9. Subordinate legislation:

Maggie Chapman moved—S6M-14793—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Justice of the Peace Court Fees (Scotland) Order 2024 (SSI 2024/239) be annulled.

After debate, the motion was disagreed to by division (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0).


10. Subordinate legislation:

Maggie Chapman moved—S6M-14794—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/240) be annulled.

After debate, the motion was disagreed to by division (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0).


11. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 3 and agreed to revisit progress in the spring of 2025.


12. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered its work programme.


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