Criminal Justice Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on the Criminal Justice system in Scotland, including:
- Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
- Courts, including the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
- Prosecution and the work of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
- The Scottish Prison Service and community sentencing
Next meeting of the committee
Start time:
10:00am, Wednesday 04 December 2024
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Agenda:
- Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Future meetings of the committee
The Criminal Justice Committee usually meets weekly on Wednesdays.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Current work
Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
Policing and mental health
Pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26
Priorities in the justice sector and an Action Plan
Prison Population
Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
Completed work
Access to court transcripts for victims and survivors of rape and sexual offences
Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) (Scotland) Order 2024
Dangerous Dogs (Designated Types) (Scotland) Order 2024
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Criminal Justice Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Online Safety Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Public Order Bill
Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Work programme
Future work
The following has been agreed as the future work of the Committee. It will be updated on a regular basis. It is subject to change.
For further details or questions, please contact the clerks to the Committee.
Wednesday 4 December 2024
- Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill - oral evidence session
Wednesday 11 December 2024
- Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill - oral evidence session
Wednesday 18 December 2024
- Subordinate legislation
Note: the Committee will also be considering its approach to the Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill and will be updating the above work programme accordingly.
Correspondence
Correspondence
Pre-budget Scrutiny Report 2025-26
Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, 25 November 2024
Ill Health Retiral and Injury on Duty
Letter from the Scottish Police Authority to the Convener, 18 November 2024
Letter from the Convener to the Finance and Public Administration Committee Convener, 14 November 2024
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26, Prospective Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Annual Report 2023-24
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26, National Performance Framework
Meeting date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Interests, Deputy Convener, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26, European Union Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
Meeting date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, Food Standards Scotland (Tackling Food Crime)
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Policing and Mental Health, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Policing and Mental Health
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Reports
Committee reports
A report by the Criminal Justice Committee on the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Extension of Temporary Justice Measures) Regulations 2024 [draft].
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report
A report by the Criminal Justice Committee on the general principles of the Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill.
A report of the scrutiny of an affirmative instrument by the Criminal Justice Committee.
Committee Remit
To consider and report on matters relating to criminal justice falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, and functions of the Lord Advocate other than as head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland.
Current Members
Audrey Nicoll
Convener
Scottish National Party
Liam Kerr
Deputy Convener
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Katy Clark
Member
Scottish Labour
Sharon Dowey
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Fulton MacGregor
Member
Scottish National Party
Rona Mackay
Member
Scottish National Party
Ben Macpherson
Member
Scottish National Party
Pauline McNeill
Member
Scottish Labour
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members