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Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:

  • equal opportunities matters
  • human rights matters
  • civil justice matters including debt, evictions and family law

Next meeting of the committee

Details of the next meeting are not available yet.

Dates for future meetings

1st Meeting, 2021

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 09:30am

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Previous meetings of the committee

See all meetings of the committee

Work of the Committee

Work of the Committee: Facal-luirg

Work of the Committee: Facal-luirg

Work of the Committee: Correspondence

Work of the Committee: Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Post-legislative Scrutiny

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Decisions on Taking Business in Private, British Sign Language Inquiry, United Kingdom Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, British Sign Language Inquiry

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Civil Legal Aid Inquiry

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Civil Legal Aid Inquiry

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Motion to Remove a Member of the Committee, Decision on Taking Business in Private, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Human Rights Commission

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Human Rights Commission

Work of the Committee: Reports

Committee reports

12 December 2025

Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: Human Rights Budgeting

A report of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on pre-budget scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s budget for 2026-27 focussing on human rights budgeting.

19 November 2025

Stage 1 report on the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 report by the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility)(Scotland) Bill.

05 November 2025

Subordinate legislation considered by the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on 4 November 2025

Report by the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on affirmative instruments relating to child contact services and on whether the instruments should be approved.

Call for views

The Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee is not currently seeking views on any of its current inquiries

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact the Clerk for the committee.