Date LCM lodged: 16 May 2025
This page relates to the Crime and Policing Bill introduced in the House of Commons on 25 February 2025.
The text of the Bill can be found on the UK Parliament page Crime and Policing Bill.
Information about the progress of the Bill, including proposed dates for future meetings, can be found on that web page.
Legislative Consent Memorandum(s) lodged:
Memorandum from the Scottish Government (294KB, pdf) posted 16 May 2025
Supplementary Memorandum from the Scottish Government (165KB, pdf) posted 12 June 2025
Second Supplementary Memorandum from the Scottish Government (206KB, pdf) posted 01 August 2025
Third Supplementary Memorandum from the Scottish Government (178KB, pdf) posted 19 December 2025
Lead committee: Criminal Justice Committee
Evidence session on 1 October 2025 (Read the Official Report)
Report published on 10 October 2025
Meeting on 2 September 2025
Meeting on 23 September 2025
The correspondence the Committee sent and received related to this legislative consent memorandum.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Crime and Policing Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
29 January 2026
A letter to the Convener from Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, 29 January 2026
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Crime and Policing Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
21 January 2026
A letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Crime and Policing Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
21 January 2026
A letter from the Convener to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 21 January 2026
Read all the correspondence related to this legislative consent memorandum