Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Agenda
14th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
- Start time: 09:30am
- Published: Friday, December 10, 2021 04:26pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private, and whether its work programme, reviews of evidence heard and its approach to forthcoming legislation, should be considered in private, at future meetings.
2 What now for the prosecution of violence against women and girls?:
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Deputy Chief Constable Malcolm Graham, Crime and Operational Support, Police Scotland
Detective Chief Superintendent Sam Faulds, Head of Public Protection, Specialist Crime Division, Police Scotland
Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, Scottish Government
Willie Cowan, Deputy Director, Criminal Justice Division, Scottish Government
CJ/S6/21/14/2(P) (Private Paper)
Note by the Clerk 141KB pdf posted 10/12/2021 (Ref: CJ/S6/21/14/1)
3 Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and Judicial Review and Courts Bill (UK Parliament legislation):
The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandums LCM(S6)4a and LCM(S6)10 from—
Witnesses
Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, Scottish Government
Alison Morris, Head of Serious Organised Crime Policy – Divert and Deter, Scottish Government
Philip Lamont, Criminal Justice Division, Scottish Government
Judicial Review and Courts Bill LCM Note by the Clerk 133KB pdf posted 10/12/2021 (Ref: CJ/S6/21/14/4)
Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill LCM Note by the Clerk 131KB pdf posted 10/12/2021 (Ref: CJ/S6/21/14/3)
4 Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and Judicial Review and Courts Bill (UK Parliament legislation):
The Committee will consider the legislative consent memorandums lodged by Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (LCM(S6)4a) and (LCM(S6)10) .
5 What now for the prosecution of violence against women and girls?:
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
6 Roundtable evidence sessions: (Private)
The Committee will consider a revised draft report.
CJ/S6/21/14/5(P) (Private Paper)