Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Agenda: 16 November 2021
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
8th Meeting, 2021
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 6 and 7 in private.
2. Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 and The Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2021 from—
- Ivan McKee
Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
Scottish Government - Pamela Berry
Team Leader, South of Scotland Enterprise Sponsorship, Directorate for Economic Development
Scottish Government - Jennifer Singerman
Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
Scottish Government
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Affirmative subordinate legislation - Note by the Clerk (102KB, pdf) posted 11 November 2021
3. Subordinate legislation
Ivan McKee (Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise) to move—S6M-01530—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 be approved.
4. Subordinate legislation
Ivan McKee (Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise) to move—S6M-01531—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2021 be approved.
5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
The Committee will take evidence from—
- Peter Lynas
UK Director
Evangelical Alliance - Piers Shepherd
Senior Researcher
Family Education Trust - Dr John Greenall
Associate Chief Executive Officer
Christian Medical Fellowship - Anthony Horan
Director
Catholic Parliamentary Office - Nathan Despott
Steering Committee, Brave Network, and Honorary Research Fellow
La Trobe University, Melbourne - Dr Timothy Jones
Associate Professor
La Trobe University, Melbourne - Dr Christine A Ryan
Senior Legal Advisor
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief - Dr Adam Jowett
Coventry University
Lead author of UK Government commissioned research into conversion therapy
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy - Note by the Clerk (232KB, pdf) posted 11 November 2021
Paper 2 - Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy - SPICe summary of organisational written submissions (171KB, pdf) posted 11 November 2021
2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item
6. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 5.
7. Work programme
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item