Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private. 2. Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland: The Committee will take evidence in a roundtable format from— Juliana Amaral, Chief Executive Officer, Borders Community Action. Wendy Hand, Deputy and Facilities Manager, Voluntary Action Shetland. Kirsty Harding, Senior Development Officer, Highland Third Sector Interface. Megan MacInnes, Board Member, Community Land Scotland. Artemis Pana, National Coordinator, Scottish Rural Action. Alasdair Ross, Policy and Consultations Officer, Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action. Sheena Stewart, Chief Officer, Uist Council of Voluntary Organisations. Alan Webb, Chief Executive Officer, Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway. Dr Luis F. Yanes, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Lead, Scottish Human Rights Commission. 3. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. 4. EU Law Tracker: The Committee will consider correspondence from the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee. 5. Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2. 6. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill: (In Private) The Committee will continue consideration of a draft Stage 1 report.