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Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Agenda: 20 June 2023

Tuesday, 20 June 2023

15th Meeting, 2023

Start time: 09:45am
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Subordinate legislation
  5. Asylum Seekers in Scotland
  6. Consideration of evidence

Agenda published: Friday, 16 June 2023 10:10am

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.


2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Local Taxation Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition and Procedure) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2023 [draft] from—

  • Siobhian Brown
    Minister for Victims and Community Safety
    Scottish Government
  • Lisa Davidson
    Senior Policy Officer, Civil Courts and Tribunals
    Scottish Government
  • Leanna Maclarty
    Solicitor, Legal Directorate
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:


3. Subordinate legislation

Siobhian Brown (Minister for Victims and Community Safety) to move—S6M-09108—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Local Taxation Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition and Procedure) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved.


4. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

Papers for this item:


5. Asylum Seekers in Scotland

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Baroness Helena Kennedy KC
    Asylum Inquiry Scotland
  • and then from -

  • Emma Roddick
    Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees
    Scottish Government
  • Alison Byrne
    Director for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights (Interim)
    Scottish Government
  • Aileen Harding
    Policy Manager, Asylum and Refugee Integration
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item


6. Consideration of evidence

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 5.