1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Children’s Legal Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 from—

• Ash Denham
  Minister for Community Safety
  Scottish Government
• Jill Stephen Poller
  Legal Aid Policy Officer, Access to Justice Unit
  Scottish Government
• Martin Brown
  Solicitor, Constitutional and Civil Law Division
  Scottish Government

3. Subordinate legislation

Ash Denham (Minister for Community Safety) to move—S6M-00998—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Children’s Legal Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 be approved.

4. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy

The Committee will take evidence from—

• John Wilkes
  Head of Scotland
  Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland
• Barbara Bolton
  Head of Legal and Policy
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Luis Felipe Yanes
  Legal Policy Development Officer
  Scottish Human Rights Commission

and then from -

• Dr Igi Moon
  Chair
  Memorandum of Understanding Coalition Against Conversion Therapy (MOU)
• Jen Ang
  Director of Development and Policy
  JustRight Scotland

5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4.

6. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy

The Committee will consider its approach to future engagement, evidence and a draft report on the petition.