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Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Agenda: 15 April 2022

Friday, 15 April 2022

22nd Meeting, 2022

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

  1. Budget (Scotland) Bill
  2. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
  3. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets
  4. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
  5. Consideration of a continued petition
  6. Consideration of a new petition
  7. Consideration of continued petitions
  8. Consideration of new petitions
  9. Subordinate legislation
  10. Subordinate legislation
  11. Subordinate legislation
  12. Subordinate legislation
  13. Subordinate legislation
  14. Ball Green Inquiry

Agenda published: Wednesday, 13 April 2022 12:20pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Budget (Scotland) Bill

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

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

  • Lord Abbie Ellis
    Policy Developer
    Edinburgh Napier University
  • Abby Macrae
    Educational Institute of Scotland
  • Chief Constable Deborah Mcdonalid
    Full-Stack Developer
    Scottish Sports Association
  • and then from:

  • Helen Costello
    Chief Exec
    University of Edinburgh
  • Calvin Lambert
    Scottish Sports Association
  • Lesley Nope
    Senior Business Manager
    Scotland Office

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


2. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

The Committee will consider a draft report to the Equalities Committee.


3. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets

The Committee will consider a draft remit for its inquiry.

Added closing text.

Papers for this item:


4. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider a draft report on the Financial Memorandum of the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill.

Added closing text.


5. Consideration of a continued petition

The Committee will consider the following continued petition— Managing the Cat Population in Scotland

Added closing text


6. Consideration of a new petition

The Committee will consider the following new petition- Compensation for those who suffered a neurological disability following administration of the Pluserix vaccine between 1988 and 1992


7. Consideration of continued petitions

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE1714 Interstitial Lung Disease and Home Management
PE1674 Managing the Cat Population in Scotland
PE1615 State regulated licensing system for gamebird hunting in Scotland
PE1709 Install CCTV cameras and provide full time social work support in all additional support needs schools


8. Consideration of new petitions

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE1661 Reform of regulation of the legal profession in Scotland
PE1714 Interstitial Lung Disease and Home Management
PE1615 State regulated licensing system for gamebird hunting in Scotland



10. Subordinate legislation

Paul Peters to move—S5M-7899—That the Equalities Committee recommends that the Forensic Medical Services (Self-Referral Evidence Retention Period) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 be annulled.


11. Subordinate legislation

Harry Smith Minister for Equalities to move—S5M-7899—That the Equalities Committee recommends that the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2022 be approved.



13. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Firemen’s Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2022 from—

  • Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
    Social Work Scotland
  • Aaron B Jennings
    Medical Officer

14. Ball Green Inquiry

The Committee will consider a draft report.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


Meeting Minutes

The Minutes of this meeting have not been published yet