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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Minutes: 31 October 2023

Tuesday, 31 October 2023

21st Meeting, 2023

Start time: 09:45am
End time: 12:16pm
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Published: Tuesday, 31 October 2023

Minutes


1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.


2. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Reconsideration Stage from—

Nicola Killean and Gina Wilson, Head of Strategy, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland;

Juliet Harris, Director, Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights);

Jan Savage, Executive Director, Scottish Human Rights Commission;

Fiona Menzies, Policy Manager, Law Society of Scotland;

and then from—

Councillor Tony Buchanan, Children and Young People Board Spokesperson, COSLA;

Derek Frew, Temporary Chief Superintendent, Head of Partnerships, Prevention and Community Wellbeing, Police Scotland;

Dr Andrew Tickell, Senior Lecturer in Law, Glasgow Caledonian University.


3. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

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


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