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Equal Opportunities

The remit of the committee is to consider and report on matters relating to equal opportunities and upon the observance of

equal opportunities within the Parliament.

Membership

For further information on the Committee's current and past membership including substitutes, follow this link. Information on how to contact the Equal Opportunities Committee can be found on the Contact Details page.

Current Business
External research on sexualised goods aimed at children External research on sexualised goods aimed at children has been published by the Equal Opportunities Committee. Inquiry into female offenders in the criminal justice system The Committee has published its report on female offenders in the criminal justice system. On 14 January 2010 the Committee received a response from the Scottish Government (190KB pdf posted 15.01.2010) on its report. Further information can be found on the female offenders inquiry home page. Work programme Would you like to find out more about the work of the Equal Opportunities Committee? The Committee's provisional work programme provides details of its meetings and current priorities. This document is subject to change and is updated on a regular basis. Committee Reporters The Committee has appointed Committee Reporters, to cover the following equality strands: age, disability, gender, race, religion/belief and sexual orientation. Database for committee consultations on equal opportunities Would you like to get involved in Scottish Parliamentary committee consultations relating to equal opportunities issues? Find out how to add your contact details to the equal opportunities consultation database. Further information and Committee correspondence can be found on the Current Business page.

Committee Meetings
View live Committee meetings or View archived Committee meetings Next Meeting: Last Meeting: 3rd Meeting, Tuesday 9 February 2010 Papers 3 (334KB pdf first posted 04.02.2010) Minute of Proceedings of Meeting 9 February 2010 Previous Meetings

Committee Reports
Recent Committee Reports: 29 January 2010 2nd Report 2010: External research on sexualised goods aimed at children 18 January 2010 1st Report 2010: The legislative consent memorandum on the Equality Bill (LCM (S3) 20.2) 4 December 2009 Report to the Finance Committee on the Draft Budget 2010-11 4 December 2009 Written evidence recieved on the Draft Budget 2010-11 10 November 2009 3rd Report 2009: Female offenders in the criminal justice system 12 June 2009 2nd Report 2009: Report on the legislative consent memorandum on the Equality Bill (LCM(S3) 20.1) Easy Read Summary (91KB pdf posted 17.06.2006) , BSL Version (19KB pdf posted 17.06.2008) Previous Reports.