Equalities and Human Rights Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. 2. Legacy work - Removing Barriers: race, ethnicity and employment The Committee will take oral evidence on progress from the recommendations made by the Session 4 Equal Opportunities Committee 1st Report, 2016 (Session 4): Removing Barriers: race, ethnicity and employment from— Rebecca Marek, Policy and Parliamentary Officer, Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER); Colin Lee, Chief Executive, Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations (CEMVO Scotland); Rami Ousta, Chief Executive Officer, and Ann McInnes, Modern Apprenticeships Programme Director, BEMIS. 3. Legacy work - Removing Barriers: race, ethnicity and employment The Committee will consider the evidence received.