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This morning's evidence session on civil legal aid has just started. Watch live: ow.ly/gbBr50VVqWg

"... you have to wonder how sincere our attempts are not only to keep women safe, in the context of domestic abuse, but to preserve their options so they don't wind up destitute." - Dr Marsha Scott, Scottish Women's Aid on our inquiry into Civil Legal Aid.

"We've received calls from parents and grandparents in every part of Scotland saying that they phoned or emailed 50 to 60 solicitors without success." - Kevin Kane, Shared Parenting Scotland Watch the latest meeting in our Civil Legal Aid inquiry: ow.ly/FGTQ50VXc1s

"While it's positive that there are some reforms to legal aid outlined in that paper, they're very minor and they don't really touch the sides..." - Ben Christman, Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland Watch our latest Civil Legal Aid evidence session: ow.ly/Av8A50VXeVj

"The depth of unmet needs, and unmet human rights is really something that can't continue." - Professor Katie Boyle, Strathclyde Law School Watch last week's evidence session on Civil Legal Aid: ow.ly/qwT250VXgPB

We're taking further evidence in our civil legal aid inquiry this morning. We'll hear from SLAB, followed by Siobhian Brown MSP, Minister for Victims and Community Safety. Watch live now: ow.ly/oL6w50VZ1YW

"Our view is strongly that we need a new statutory structure for the legal aid system..." - Colin Lancaster, SLAB Catch up on yesterday's civil legal aid inquiry evidence: ow.ly/a13W50VZWgw

"There is a risk that we simply pay more for what we're already getting." - Colin Lancaster, SLAB This week we continued to take evidence in our inquiry into Civil Legal Aid. Watch the session: ow.ly/6Hlp50W0IQT

Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts in our call for views on the impact of the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015. Our evidence sessions in this inquiry start tomorrow. Watch live, with BSL interpretation, from 9am tomorrow: ow.ly/uZoY50W2F8p

This week we met to explore whether the changes brought in by the British Sign Language Act have improved the lives of BSL users. Lucy Clark, a deaf domestic abuse researcher, advocate and trainer was one of the witnesses. Watch back: ow.ly/Y9Jh50W4Ioo

"I think the funding for public services is what is really needed to give them the support that they need. And a lot of people are hungry, you know, they want to develop these services..." - Avril Hepner, British Deaf Association Catch up with this week's meeting: ow.ly/Ta6450W5mb4

"It really needs people to work together in more local settings so that people can, stay in their hometowns." - Lucy Clark, deaf domestic abuse researcher, advocate and trainer Watch our evidence session on the impact of the British Sign Language Act: ow.ly/e2Ce50W5xF4

This week we held informal meetings with BSL users as part of our British Sign Language Act 2015 inquiry. On Tuesday we'll hear from public authorities & Kate Forbes MSP. Find out more about the meeting: ow.ly/INq950W8uJW Watch online from 8.45am: ow.ly/YoaE50W8uJV

This week we took further evidence as we continued our inquiry on 2015's British Sign Language Act. Robert Adam from Heriot-Watt University shared his thoughts on the impact of the Act. Watch the meeting: ow.ly/rytt50WbRVy

A call for views has just opened on a Bill proposing changes to how children can withdraw from religious education and how public bodies uphold children’s rights. Learn more about the Bill and share your views: ow.ly/mQHK50WccUF

At the end of April we took evidence on Scotland's compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). We've now written to Kaukab Stewart MSP requesting more information: ow.ly/ntt250WeypA

At 10am Tomorrow we will take evidence on the the non-implementation of the Domestic Abuse Protection Act 2021, the Children Act 2020 and the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) Act 2020. We'll hear from Siobhian Brown MSP and Kaukab Stewart MSP.

What impact would a Commissioner for Older People have on Scotland? The Commissioner for Older People Bill proposes that people over the age of 60 have a representative who would work to promote and safeguard their rights and interests. Share your views: ow.ly/FUoL50Wgmii