Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Council Tax Reduction Review Panel) Regulations 2023 [draft] from— Elena Whitham, Minister for Community Safety, Martin Brown, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, and Lisa Davidson, Civil Justice Senior Policy Officer, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Elena Whitham (Minister for Community Safety) to move— S6M-07224—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Council Tax Reduction Review Panel) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Local Taxation Chamber (Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2022; Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Local Taxation Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2022. 5. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2023-24 from— Christina McKelvie, Minister for Equalities and Older People, Scottish Government; Rob Priestley, Head of Mainstreaming and Strategy Unit, Directorate for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights; Ben Walsh, Head of Budget Improvement, Scottish Exchequer. 6. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 5.