Justice Committee

Convener

*Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con)

Deputy convener

*Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)

Committee members

*George Adam (Paisley) (SNP)

*Maurice Corry (West Scotland) (Con)

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

*Mairi Gougeon (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP)

*Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)

*Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)

*Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)

*Ben Macpherson (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (SNP)

*Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD)

Committee substitutes

Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Con)

Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green)

Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Professor Paul Beaumont (University of Aberdeen)

Professor Janeen Carruthers (University of Glasgow)

Lucia Clark (Morton Fraser)

Jason Freeman (Competition and Markets Authority)

Juliet Harris (Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights))

Frank Johnstone (Dentons)

James Mure QC (Faculty of Advocates)

Graeme Paton (Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland)

Janys Scott QC (Faculty of Advocates)

Peter Sellar (Faculty of Advocates)

Clerk to the committee

Peter McGrath