Minutes: 14 September 2021

Tuesday, 14 September 2021

3rd Meeting, 2021

Start time: 10:00am

End time: 12:49pm

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Published: Tuesday, 14 September 2021

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 5 and 6 in private.

2. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy:

The Committee took evidence from—

Megan Snedden, Policy and Campaigns Manager, Stonewall Scotland;

Doctor Rebecca Crowther, Policy Co-ordinator, Equality Network;

Vic Valentine, Manager, Scottish Trans Alliance;

Paul Daly, Policy and Research Manager, LGBT Youth Scotland.

3. Scottish Government priorities for the equalities and human rights remit in Session 6:

The Committee took evidence from—

Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, Nick Parton, Unit Head of Connected Communities Division, Emma Harvey, Divisional Performance Manager from Business Support Unit, Elisabeth Campbell, Deputy Director for Human Rights and Jess Dolan, Deputy Director for Equality and Inclusion, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered the following negative instrument—

The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Register of Child Interview Rights Practitioners) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/233).

The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.

5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy:

The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.

6. Scottish Government priorities for the equalities and human rights remit in Session 6:

The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 3.