About the Inquiry
On 30 June 2016, the Equal Opportunities Committee agreed an approach to consider issues relevant to the formation of its work programme for 2016/17, as well as the proposal that the remit of the Committee be expanded to include scrutiny of equalities and human rights.
The attached document sets out this approach, for information, along with a timetable and list of groups invited to give evidence to the Committee on this issue
Timetable
The outline timetable for the formation of the Committee's work programme for 2016/17 is--
- Thu 1 Sept 2016: Committee Business Planning Event)
- Thu 8 Sept 2016: Round-table oral evidence gathering session)
- Thu 22 Sept 2016: Round-table oral evidence gathering session)
- Thu 6 Oct 2016: Round-table oral evidence gathering session)
- Late Oct 2016: publication of the Committee's work programme
For full details see the Committee agreed approach to the formation of the work programme--
Evidence
Oral Evidence
Written Submissions
Correspondence
- Letter from the SPPA Committee to the Convener on the Committee remit, 16 June 2016 (131KB pdf)
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary CSSE to the Convener on Ministerial Portfolios, 27 June 2016 (242KB pdf)
- Letter to the Convener to Cabinet Secretary CSSE on follow-up to her oral evidence session on 30 June 2016, 4 July 2016 (264KB pdf)
- Letter to the Cabinet Secretary CSSE to the Convener on follow-up to the Committee's evidence session, 24 August 2016 (450KB pdf)
- Letter from Fiona Hyslop, MSP, to the Convener on Westfield Primary School, West Lothian, 11 July 2016 (416KB pdf)
- Letter from the EHRC Commissioner for Scotland to the Convener on the Committee's work programme, 18 July 2016 (1MB pdf)
- Letter from the EHRC Commissioner for Scotland on the Committee's work programme, 8 August 2016 (92KB)
- Letter to Fiona Hyslop, MSP, on Westfield Primary School, West Lothian, 8 August 2016 (91KB pdf)
- Letter to the SPPA Committee on the Committee's remit, 13 September 2016 (42KB pdf)
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for CSSE to the Chair of EHRiC on Business and Human Rights, 24 October 2016 (131KB pdf)