Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Minutes: 31 October 2023
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
21st Meeting, 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.