Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
3rd Meeting, 2023
The Committee agreed to take item 6 in private.
The Committee took evidence on the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Council Tax Reduction Review Panel) Regulations 2023 [draft] from—
Elena Whitham, Minister for Community Safety, Martin Brown, Solicitor, Legal Directorate and Lisa Davidson, Civil Justice Senior Policy Officer, Scottish Government .
Elena Whitham (Minister for Community Safety) moved —
S6M-07224—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Council Tax Reduction Review Panel) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved.
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Local Taxation Chamber (Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2022;
Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Local Taxation Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2022.
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instruments.
The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2023-24 from—
Christina McKelvie, Minister for Equalities and Older People, Scottish Government;
Rob Priestley, Head of Mainstreaming and Strategy Unit, Directorate for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights;
Ben Walsh, Head of Budget Improvement, Scottish Exchequer.
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 5.