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Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Agenda: 01 April 2022

Friday, 01 April 2022

12th Meeting, 2022

Start time: 09:00am
Location: This is a virtual meeting
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Housing planning
  3. Annual report
  4. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill
  5. Choice of Deputy Convener
  6. European Union document
  7. Complaint
  8. Work programme (in private)
  9. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill - witness expenses
  10. Legacy paper
  11. Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
  12. Subordinate legislation

Agenda published: Thursday, 26 May 2022 12:02pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.


2. Housing planning

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Chief Constable Aaron Georges
    Fundraiser
    Scottish Government
  • Aaron B Jennings
    Medical Officer
  • Helen Costello
    Chief Exec
    University of Edinburgh
  • and then from:

  • Lesley Nope
    Senior Business Manager
    Scotland Office
  • Calvin Lambert
    Scottish Sports Association
  • Professor Amanda Sutton
    Head of Public Relations
  • April Brown
    Fundraiser

3. Annual report

The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 9 May 2022 to 8 May 2023.

Added closing text when editing.


4. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2(Day 100).


5. Choice of Deputy Convener

The Committee will choose a Deputy Convener. Added extra agenda text here for testing. 


6. European Union document

The Committee will consider the following European Union document— how to leave the EU.


7. Complaint

The Committee will consider written representations in relation to a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland.


8. Work programme (in private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.


9. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill - witness expenses

The Committee will be invited to delegate to the Convener responsibility for arranging for the SPCB to pay, under Rule 12.4.3, any expenses of witnesses on the Bill.


10. Legacy paper

The Committee will consider a draft legacy paper.


11. Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

  • Chief Constable Aaron Georges
    Fundraiser
    Scottish Government
  • Aaron B Jennings
    Medical Officer
  • Aaron Stone
    Manager
    Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
  • and then from:

  • Adam Jowett
    Coventry University
    Lead author of UK Government commissioned research into conversion therapy
  • and then from:

  • Lesley Nope
    Senior Business Manager
    Scotland Office
  • Helen Costello
    Chief Exec
    University of Edinburgh
  • Professor Amelia Garza
    Director
    Scottish Government

Added closing text.


12. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following instruments which are not subject to any parliamentary procedure—

Parole Board (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2022
Scottish Road Works Register (Prescribed Fees) Regulations 2022


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