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SUMMARY:5th Meeting\, 2026 (Session 7)
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DESCRIPTION:Select Committee: Equalities\, Human Rights and Civil Justice 
 Committee. The committee will meet at  9:30am at Committee Room 2 and will
  be broadcast on  www.scottishparliament.tv.\n1. Decision on taking busine
 ss in private:  The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in privat
 e.\n2. Equalities\, Human Rights and Civil Justice – evidence:  The Comm
 ittee will take evidence from—\n\nSimita Kumar\, Minister for Equalities
  and International Development\, Catherine McMeeken\, Deputy Director for 
 Equalities\, Kavita Chetty\, Deputy Director for Human Rights\,\, and Rob 
 Priestley\, Head of Mainstreaming and Strategy Unit\, Scottish Government\
 ;\n\nand then from—\n\nKirsten Oswald\, Minister for Victims and Communi
 ty Safety\, Denise Swanson\, Deputy Director for Civil Law\,\, and Ryan Mc
 Robert\, also Deputy Director for Civil Law\, Scottish Government.\n\n3. I
 nstruments relating to fees of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers –
  evidence:  The Committee will consider the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Mess
 engers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers) 2026 (SSI 2026/208) and the Act of S
 ederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers) (Amendment) 2026
  (SSI 2026/252)\, taking evidence from—\n\nDanielle McLaughlin\, Interim
  Director\, Scottish Civil Justice Council.\n\n4. Instrument subject to an
 nulment:  The Committee will consider the Act of Sederunt (Taxation of Jud
 icial Expenses Rules) (Amendment) 2026 (SSI 2026/238).\n5. Equalities\, Hu
 man Rights and Civil Justice - review of evidence:  The Committee will rev
 iew the evidence heard under agenda item 2.\nFor further information\, con
 tact the Clerk to the Committee via [email protected]. View Source: https
 ://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/whats-on-and-watch-live/what
 s-on?dateFrom=9%2F24%2F2026
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