Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Children’s Legal Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 from— Ash Denham, Jill Stephen Poller, and Martin Brown, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Ash Denham (Minister for Community Safety) to move—S6M-00998—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Children’s Legal Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 be approved. 4. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy: The Committee will take evidence from— John Wilkes, Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland; Barbara Bolton, and Luis Felipe Yanes, Scottish Human Rights Commission; and then from— Igi Moon, Dr, Memorandum of Understanding Coalition Against Conversion Therapy (MOU); Jen Ang, JustRight Scotland. 5. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4. 6. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy: The Committee will consider its approach to future engagement, evidence and a draft report on the petition.