Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 3. Children's participation in the court's decision-making process: The Committee will take evidence from— Sarah Axford, Service Manager, Children 1st; Dr Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane, Senior Lecturer in Scots Private Law, University of Glasgow; and then from— Alistair Hogg, Head of Practice and Policy, Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA); May Dunsmuir, Chamber President - Health and Education Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, First-tier Tribunal for Scotland; Jordan Croan, Advocacy and Participation Manager, Who Cares? Scotland. 4. Children's participation in the court's decision-making process: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 3. 5. Correspondence: The Committee will consider correspondence from the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.