Chamber and committees

Criminal Justice Committee

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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

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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.

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2 What now for the prosecution of violence against women and girls?:

The Committee will take evidence from—

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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

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Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, Scottish Government

Willie Cowan, Deputy Director, Criminal Justice Division, Scottish Government

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CJ/S6/21/14/2(P) (Private Paper)

Note by the Clerk posted 10/12/2021 (Ref: CJ/S6/21/14/1, 141KB, pdf)

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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—

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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

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Judicial Review and Courts Bill LCM Note by the Clerk posted 10/12/2021 (Ref: CJ/S6/21/14/4, 133KB, pdf)

Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill LCM Note by the Clerk posted 10/12/2021 (Ref: CJ/S6/21/14/3, 131KB, pdf)

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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) .

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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.

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6 Roundtable evidence sessions: (Private)

The Committee will consider a revised draft report.

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CJ/S6/21/14/5(P) (Private Paper)

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