Minutes: 01 October 2024

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.

2. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence from—

Neil Cowan, Scotland Programme Director, Amnesty International UK;

Emma Hutton, Chief Executive Officer, JustRight Scotland;

Lucy Miller, Policy and Communications Lead, Human Rights Consortium Scotland;

Professor Angela O'Hagan, Chair, Scottish Human Rights Commission;

John Wilkes, Head of Scotland, Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland;

and then from—

Nicole Busby, Professor of Human Rights, Equality and Justice, University of Glasgow;

Professor Aileen McHarg, Professor of Public Law and Human Rights, Durham University;

Alan Miller, Professor of Practice in Human Rights Law, University of Strathclyde;

Professor Katie Boyle, Chair of Human Rights Law and Social Justice, University of Strathclyde;

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

3. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

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

4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (In Private):

The Committee considered its approach.