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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 14 August 2025
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Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 29 October 2024

Karen Adam

We move to questions from Marie McNair.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 29 October 2024

Karen Adam

Welcome back. I welcome our second panel: Dr Alison Hosie, research officer for the Scottish Human Rights Commission; and Sara Cowan, co-ordinator for the Scottish Women’s Budget Group, who joins us remotely. Thank you for joining us today. I ask you both to make an opening statement.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 29 October 2024

Karen Adam

Our third agenda item is consideration of two draft affirmative instruments: the draft Upper Tribunal for Scotland Bus Registration Appeals (Composition) Regulations 2024 and the draft Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Transport Tribunal) Regulations 2024. I welcome to the meeting, Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, and Alasdair Thomson, senior policy officer, tribunals. Thank you for joining us this morning. I refer members to paper 2 and invite the minister to speak to the draft regulations.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Interests

Meeting date: 29 October 2024

Karen Adam

Good morning and welcome to the 22nd meeting of 2024, in session 6, of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee.

Two members, Maggie Chapman and Paul O’Kane, are joining us remotely. We also have two new members of our committee. I thank Meghan Gallacher and Annie Wells for their contributions during their time as committee members. I welcome to the committee Tess White and I welcome back Pam Gosal, who is returning to the committee.

Under our first agenda item, I invite Pam Gosal and Tess White to declare any relevant interests.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 29 October 2024

Karen Adam

Does the committee agree to delegate to me approval of the publication of a short factual report on our deliberations on the affirmative SSIs that we have considered today?

Members indicated agreement.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 29 October 2024

Karen Adam

That completes our consideration of the two affirmative instruments. I thank the minister and her official for joining us today. We will now suspend briefly for a changeover of witnesses.

10:07 Meeting suspended.  

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Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 29 October 2024

Karen Adam

The open budget survey makes several recommendations for the Scottish Government on improving transparency. Has the SHRC engaged with the Scottish Government on approaches to implementing any of those recommended changes?

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 29 October 2024

Karen Adam

Thank you so much for your time. We will go into private to consider the evidence that we have taken today.

12:28 Meeting continued in private until 12:47.  

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 29 October 2024

Karen Adam

That was really helpful.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 29 October 2024

Karen Adam

Thank you very much. We will move to questions from members. Last year, the committee heard that the equality and fairer Scotland budget statement and other equalities documents that accompany the budget should be made more prominent. How should an increased volume of available information be presented accessibly? Are there any documents or content that you feel are superfluous?