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
17th Meeting, 2022
Agenda: Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
09:15am, 25 May 2022
T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Stephen Imrie, the Clerk for the committee.
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6241 Find out about call charges.
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @SP_Justice
If you're appearing as a witness at a committee, take a look at our witness guide for more information.
Members
Members of the Criminal Justice Committee
Current Members
Audrey Nicoll
Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Constituency)
Russell Findlay
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Katy Clark
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Jamie Greene
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Fulton MacGregor
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Coatbridge and Chryston (Constituency)
Rona Mackay
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Constituency)
Pauline McNeill
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
Collette Stevenson
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: East Kilbride (Constituency)
Substitute Members
Donald Cameron
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)
Jackie Dunbar
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Aberdeen Donside (Constituency)
Daniel Johnson
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Edinburgh Southern (Constituency)
Committee work
Current
Previous
Future
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 May
No Committee meeting
Wednesday11 May
No Committee meeting
Wednesday 18 May
- Roundtable on policing and mental health
- Roundtable on tackling online child abuse, grooming and exploitation
The Committee expects to be working on the following bills for the period to June 2022:
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
- Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill (as a secondary committee)
- Proposed Bail and Release Bill
Correspondence
Committee correspondence
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles Scotland Bill Further Information
Letter from the Minister for Community Safety to the Convener, Criminal Justice Committee 24 May 2022
Pension Changes and the Impact on Staff Numbers
Letter from the Scottish Police Federation to the Convener, Criminal Justice Committee, 23 May 2022
Update on the Photocopying of General Correspondence Within Prisons
Letter from the Scottish Prison Service to the Convener, Criminal Justice Committee, 19 May 2022
Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Policing and Mental Health, Online Child Abuse, Grooming and Exploitation, Subordinate Legislation, Proposed Bail and Release from Custody Bill
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Misogyny and Criminal Justice in Scotland Working Group: Final Report, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan, Subordinate Legislation
Reports
Committee reports
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report
A report by the Criminal Justice Committee on the general principles of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill.
Stage 1 Report on the justice provisions in the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill from the Criminal Justice Committee in its role as a secondary committee.
A report by the Criminal Justice Committee on the Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Financial Limit) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022.
Remit
To consider and report on matters relating to criminal justice falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, and functions of the Lord Advocate other than as head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland.