The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on the Criminal Justice system in Scotland, including:
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
The Criminal Justice Committee usually meets weekly on Wednesdays.
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.
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Update on Scotland's Secure Accommodation
3 July 2025
Letter from Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise to the Convener, 26 June 2025
28 May Evidence Session Follow-up Information
1 July 2025
Letter from the Scottish Prison Service to the Convener, 1 July 2025
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Fatal Accident Inquiries and Deaths in Custody
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Subordinate Legislation, Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, Substance Misuse in Prisons
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Substance Misuse in Prisons, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Non-fatal Strangulation
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Cybercrime, Secure Accommodation
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Subordinate Legislation, Law Enforcement and Judicial Co-operation (European Union)
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, People’s Panel on Tackling Drug Harm and Deaths
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
A report by the Criminal Justice Committee on the Home Detention Curfew (Amendment of Specified Time Periods) (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft].
Report on the Restitution Fund (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft]
A report by the Criminal Justice Committee on the Restitution Fund (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft] .
Annual Report of the Criminal Justice Committee 2024-25
Annual Report of the Criminal Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament for the Parliamentary Year May 2024 to May 2025.
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.
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members