The Scottish Parliament: - Committees - Equal Opportunities


The Committee is taking evidence from Vera Baird QC MP, Solicitor General, on the UK Equality Bill and its implications for Scotland, at its meeting on Tuesday 2 December 2008. The Bill, which is expected to be introduced to the UK Parliament shortly, aims to “strengthen protection, advance equality and declutter the law”. The Committee, in recognising the widespread interest in the Bill, was keen to give key stakeholders an opportunity to submit any questions they would like the Committee to pose to the Solictor General. The deadline for submission of questions on the UK Equality Bill has passed.

Work Programme
Find out more about the Committee's future meeting and other areas of interest (25.8KB pdf). This document is subject to change and updated on a regular basis.

**Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Bill**
The Committee has been designated as the secondary committee at Stage 1 of the Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Bill. Further information on the Committee's scrutiny of the Bill can be found on the Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Bill Committee page.

Committee Reporters

The Committee has chosen the following reporters—

You can contact the reporters by using the email links above or by writing to the following address—

Equal Opportunities Committee

Room T3.40

Scottish Parliament

Edinburgh

EH99 1SP

Fax: 0131 348 5600

Equal Opportunities Consultation Database
From this page you can let us know if you would like to be involved in consultation exercises from an equal opportunities perspective. This does not mean that you must respond but you may be asked by a committee of the Scottish Parliament to tell us what you think about proposals for legislation and other policy developments. You may also be invited to take part in events and meetings organised by the Scottish Parliament. If you would like to be included in future Scottish Parliament consultation exercises from an equal opportunities perspective, please click here to submit your details to the equal opportunities consultation database.