Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Convener

*Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP)

*Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)

*Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)

Committee members

*Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)

*Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)

*Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)

*Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)

*Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con)

*Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con)

*Gail Ross (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)

*Gail Ross (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)

*Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con)

*Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con)

The following also participated:

Bruce Adamson (Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland)

Bruce Adamson (Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland)

James Docherty (Violence Reduction Unit)

James Docherty (Violence Reduction Unit)

Gerard Hart (Disclosure Scotland)

Gerard Hart (Disclosure Scotland)

Chris McCully (Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum)

Chris McCully (Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum)

Maggie Mellon (Howard League Scotland)

Maggie Mellon (Howard League Scotland)

Simon Pountain (Independent Monitor for the Disclosure and Barring Service)

Simon Pountain (Independent Monitor for the Disclosure and Barring Service)

Professor Elaine Sutherland (University of Stirling)

Professor Elaine Sutherland (University of Stirling)

Clerk to the committee

Claire Menzies

Claire Menzies