Committee
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee 30 May 2023
30 May 2023 · S6 · Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Item of business
Subordinate Legislation
Forced Marriage etc (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 (Application to Civil Partnerships and Consequential Provision) Order 2023 [Draft]
Thank you, cabinet secretary. No member of the committee has indicated that they wish to ask questions or make comments, so we will move straight to agenda item 3, which is formal consideration of the motion for approval of the affirmative instrument. I invite the minister to move motion S6M-08951. Motion moved, That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 (Application to Civil Partnerships and Consequential Provision) Order 2023 draft be approved.—Shirley-Anne Somerville Motion agreed to.
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The Convener
SNP
Under our second agenda item, we will take evidence on an affirmative Scottish statutory instrument. I refer members to paper 1. I welcome to the meeting Shi...
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (Shirley-Anne Somerville)
SNP
Good morning. I will make a brief statement on the purpose of the SSI. The SSI relates to our work to implement the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020, w...
The Convener
SNP
Thank you, cabinet secretary. No member of the committee has indicated that they wish to ask questions or make comments, so we will move straight to agenda i...
The Convener
SNP
I invite the committee to delegate to me the publication of a short factual report on our deliberation on the affirmative SSI that we have considered today. ...
The Convener
SNP
That completes our consideration of the affirmative instrument. I thank the cabinet secretary and her official for attending this morning. That concludes th...