Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
11th Meeting, 2023
The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.
The Committee took evidence on—
The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition and Rules of Procedure) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2023 [draft]; and
The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Allocation of Functions to the General Regulatory Chamber) Regulations 2023 [draft]
from—
Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Scottish Government.Siobhian Brown, (Minister for Victims and Community Safety) moved—
S6M-08337—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition and Rules of Procedure) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved; and
S6M-08338—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Allocation of Functions to the General Regulatory Chamber) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved.
The motions were agreed to without division.
The Committee took evidence from—
Bronagh Andrew, Operations Manager, TARA - Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance;
Superintendent Claire Dobson, Partnerships, Prevention and Community Wellbeing Division and Chief Inspector Elaine Tomlinson, Safer Communities Team, Greater Glasgow Division, Police Scotland;
and then from—
Gayle Findlay, Policy Manager, COSLA;
Thomas Glen, Chief Executive, Perth & Kinross Council;
Louise Long, Chief Executive, Inverclyde Council;
Dr Nina Koruth, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Glasgow Psychological Trauma Service, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde;
Susanne Millar, Chair of the Scottish Asylum Dispersal Partnership Board and Chief Officer, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership.
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 4.