Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Agenda: 1. Declaration of interests: Paul McLennan will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private. 3. Post-legislative scrutiny and the non-implementation of specific Acts of the Scottish Parliament: The Committee will take evidence on the Domestic Abuse Protection (Scotland) Act 2021; the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 and the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Act 2020, in that order, from— Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Jeff Gibbons, Violence Against Women and Girls Unit Head, and Matthew Elsby, Deputy Director, Fiscal Policy and Constitution, Scottish Government; and then from— Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, and Simon Stockwell, Family Law Unit Head, Scottish Government; and then from— Kaukab Stewart, Minister for Equalities, and Nel Whiting, Violence Against Women and Girls Team Leader, Scottish Government. 4. Post-legislative scrutiny and the non-implementation of specific Acts of the Scottish Parliament: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2. 5. Commissioner for Older People (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. 6. Temporary and tied visa holders: The Committee will consider a briefing from the Worker Support Centre. 7. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27 (in private): The Committee will consider its approach. 8. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report.