Annual Report of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee for 2023-24

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- Introduction
  - Membership changes
- Meetings
- Legislation
  - Bills
    
    Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
    
    United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill Reconsideration Stage
    
    Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
    
    Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
  - Subordinate legislation
- Inquiries/case studies
  - Asylum Seekers in Scotland
  - HIV anti-stigma campaign/achieving zero new transmissions by 2030
  - Suicide Prevention in Scotland
  - Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-2025
- Petitions
  - Petition PE1787: The use of Makaton sign language in the legal system
- Equal opportunities and engagement
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Scottish Parliament. (2023, September 14). Official Report of the Meeting of the Parliament. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/meeting-of-parliament-14-09-2023?meeting=15434&iob=131718

Scottish Parliament. (2023, October 31). Official Report of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/EHRCJ-31-10-2023?meeting=15519

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Scottish Parliament. (2023, November 17). Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice from the Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2023/reconsideration-of-the-uncrc-incorporation-scotland-bill-17-november-2023

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Scottish Parliament. (2024, March 15). Stage 1 report on the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill. Retrieved from https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/Report/EHRCJ/2024/3/15/c43b2d24-e411-4903-88b7-d51502578c80#f4b98a53-9d17-4a66-96bf-29af0ad34c1d.dita

Scottish Government. (2024, March 19). Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice to the Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/Report/EHRCJ/2024/3/15/c43b2d24-e411-4903-88b7-d51502578c80#f4b98a53-9d17-4a66-96bf-29af0ad34c1d.dita

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Scottish Parliament. (2024, April 30). Official Report of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/EHRCJ-30-04-2024?meeting=15825&iob=135093

Scottish Parliament. (2024, March 28). Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill call for views. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/ehrcj/disability-commissioner-bill/

Scottish Parliament. (2024, February). Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill as introduced. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/bills-and-laws/bills/disability-commissioner-scotland-bill/introduced

Scottish Parliament. (2023, October 24). 8th Report, 2023 (Session 6): The Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in Scotland. Retrieved from https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/Report/EHRCJ/2023/10/24/4f9cdeb0-de83-47f2-8dbd-c2ec1a215701#e25956c7-2d1c-4517-9772-19637e4f513d.dita

Scottish Government. (2024, February 21). Letter from the Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees to the Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2024/asylum-seekers-in-scotland-21-february-2024

Scottish Parliament. (2023, October 26). Official Report of the Meeting of Parliament. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/meeting-of-parliament-26-10-2023?meeting=15499&iob=132270#16198

Scottish Parliament. (2023, November 2). Official Report of the Meeting of the Parliament. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/meeting-of-parliament-02-11-2023?meeting=15516&iob=132408#132408

Scottish Parliament. (2023, December 19). Meeting of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/meetings/2023/ehrcjs62328/minutes

Scottish Parliament. (2024, March 12). Official Report of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/EHRCJ-12-03-2024?meeting=15763

Scottish Parliament. (2024, May 8). Letter to the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health from the Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2024/hiv-anti-stigma-campaign-8-may-2024

Scottish Parliament. (2024, March). Published responses on the suicide prevention strategy call for views. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/ehrcj/suicide-prevention-strategy/consultation/published_select_respondent

Scottish Parliament. (2024, April 23). Official Report of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/EHRCJ-23-04-2024?meeting=15820

Scottish Parliament. (2023, September 26). Meeting of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/EHRCJ-26-09-2023?meeting=15471

Scottish Parliament. (2023, October 24). Meeting of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/EHRCJ-24-10-2023?meeting=15495

Scottish Parliament. (2023, November 15). Letter to the Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees from the Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2023/pre-budget-scrutiny-2024-25-letter-to-minister-for-equalities-migration-and-refugees-15-nov-2023

Scottish Parliament. (2023, November 15). Letter to the Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2023/pre-budget-scrutiny-2024-25-letter-to-minister-children-and-young-people-15-nov-2023

Scottish Government. (2023, December 19). Letter from the Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees to the Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2023/pre-budget-scrutiny-2024-25-letter-from-minister-for-equalities-migration-and-refugees-19-dec-2023

Scottish Government. (2024, January 18). Letter from the Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise to the Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2023/pre-budget-scrutiny-2024-25-letter-from-minister-for-equalities-migration-and-refugees-19-dec-2023

Scottish Parliament. (2022, December 13). Official Report of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/EHRCJ-13-12-2022?meeting=14067&iob=127388

Scottish Government. (2023, February 13). Submission on Petition PE1787. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2023/scottish-government-response-regarding-makaton-petition.pdf

Scottish Parliament. (2023, February 28). Official Report of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/EHRCJ-28-02-2023?meeting=14177

Police Scotland. (2023, June 23). Letter from Police Scotland to the Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2023/pe1787-the-use-of-makaton-sign-language-in-the-legal-system-23-june-2023

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. (2023, August 7). Letter from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service to the Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2023/pe1787-the-use-of-makaton-sign-language-in-the-legal-system-letter-from-scts-7-august-2023

COSLA. (2023, August 1). Letter from COSLA to the Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2023/pe1787-the-use-of-makaton-sign-language-in-the-legal-system-letter-from-cosla-1-august-2023

Scottish Government. (2024, April 16). Submission on Petition PE1787. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2023/pe1787-the-use-of-makaton-sign-language-in-the-legal-system-letter-from-cosla-1-august-2023

Scottish Parliament. (2023, June). Notes from private informal engagement sessions for the inquiry into Asylum Seekers in Scotland. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/business-items/asylum-seekers-in-scotland

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