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SUMMARY:7th 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. Decisions on taking busin
 ess in private:  The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 i
 n private.\n2. Maximum Number of Judges (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] – 
 evidence:  The Committee will take evidence from—\n\nNeil Gray\, Cabinet
  Secretary for Justice\, Heather McLean\, Senior Policy Officer\, Director
 ate for Justice\, and Emma Thomson\, Lawyer\, Legal Directorate\, Scottish
  Government.\n\n3. Maximum Number of Judges (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] 
 – motion recommending approval:  Neil Gray (Cabinet Secretary for Justic
 e) to move—S7M-01122—That the Equalities\, Human Rights and Civil Just
 ice Committee recommends that the Maximum Number of Judges (Scotland) Orde
 r 2026 [draft] be approved.\n4. Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28: Women's pover
 ty – evidence:  The Committee will take evidence from—\n\nIvan McKee\,
  Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform\, Simita Kumar\, Minister for
  Equalities and International Development\, Simon Mair\, Deputy Director\,
  Place-Based Service Change and Reform\, and Rachael McGruer\, Deputy Dire
 ctor\, Tackling Child Poverty\, Scottish Government.\n\n5. Pre-budget scru
 tiny 2027-28: Women's poverty – review of evidence:  The Committee will 
 review the evidence heard under agenda item 4.\n6. Work programme:  The Co
 mmittee will consider its work programme.\nFor further information\, conta
 ct the Clerk to the Committee on [email protected]. View Source: https://
 www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/whats-on-and-watch-live/whats-o
 n?dateFrom=10%2F8%2F2026
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