Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

1. Declaration of interests: Elena Whitham will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 11 in private. 3. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence from— Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Kavita Chetty, Deputy Director, Human Rights and Mainstreaming, and Trevor Owen, Head of Human Rights Strategy and Legislation Unit, Scottish Government. 4. Subordinate legislation: Not before 11:30 The Committee will take evidence on the following negative Scottish Statutory Instruments: Sheriff Court Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/235) Sheriff Appeal Court Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/236) High Court of Justiciary Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/237) Court of Session etc. Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/238) Justice of the Peace Court Fees (Scotland) Order 2024 (SSI 2024/239) Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/240) from— Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Walter Drummond-Murray, Head of Civil Courts and Inquiries, Justice Directorate, and Emma Thomson, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Courts, Tribunals, Inquiries and Access to Justice, Scottish Government. 5. Subordinate legislation: Maggie Chapman to move—S6M-14789—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Sheriff Court Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/235) be annulled. 6. Subordinate legislation: Maggie Chapman to move—S6M-14790—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Sheriff Appeal Court Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/236) be annulled. 7. Subordinate legislation: Maggie Chapman to move—S6M-14791—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the High Court of Justiciary Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/237) be annulled. 8. Subordinate legislation: Maggie Chapman to move—S6M-14792—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Court of Session etc. Fees Order 2024 (SSI 2024/238) be annulled. 9. Subordinate legislation: Maggie Chapman to move—S6M-14793—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Justice of the Peace Court Fees (Scotland) Order 2024 (SSI 2024/239) be annulled. 10. Subordinate legislation: Maggie Chapman to move—S6M-14794—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/240) be annulled. 11. Human Rights (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 3. 12. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.