Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on— The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition and Rules of Procedure) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2023 [draft]; and The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Allocation of Functions to the General Regulatory Chamber) Regulations 2023 [draft] from— Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Marcus Chalmers, Senior Policy Officer, and Emma Thomson, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Siobhian Brown, (Minister for Victims and Community Safety) to move— S6M-08337—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition and Rules of Procedure) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved; and S6M-08338—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Allocation of Functions to the General Regulatory Chamber) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved. 4. Asylum Seekers in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from— Bronagh Andrew, Operations Manager, TARA - Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance; Superintendent Claire Dobson, Partnerships, Prevention and Community Wellbeing Division, and Chief Inspector Elaine Tomlinson, Safer Communities Team, Greater Glasgow Division, Police Scotland; and then from— Gayle Findlay, Policy Manager, COSLA; Thomas Glen, Chief Executive, Perth & Kinross Council; Dr Nina Koruth, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Glasgow Psychological Trauma Service, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; Louise Long, Chief Executive, Inverclyde Council; Susanne Millar, Chair of the Scottish Asylum Dispersal Partnership Board and Chief Officer, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership. 5. Consideration of evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 4.