Chamber and committees

Criminal Justice Committee

Meeting Minutes

18th Meeting, 2022

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Session: 6
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Meeting opened at: 09:16
Meeting closed at: 13:27
Published: Monday, June 6, 2022 10:11am

Committee Members Attendees

Also Present

Minister for Community Safety

1 Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill :

The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).

The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 56 and 57.

The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—

20 (For 6, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
28 (For 6, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
29 (For 6, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
36 (For 6, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
38 (For 6, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
40 (For 6, Against 2, Abstentions 0)

The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—

86 (For 2, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
89 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
90 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
102 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
104 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
105 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
9 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
127 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
132 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
133 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)

The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 81, 84, 93, 98 and 128.

The following amendments were not moved: 50, 51, 82, 83, 85, 87, 88, 52, 53, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 2, 97, 99, 100, 101, 3, 4, 103, 5, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 54, 55, 112, 113, 6, 7, 8, 114, 115, 116, 117, 10, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 129, 130, 131 and 134.

The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 36, schedule 2 and sections 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 51 and the long title.

The following provisions were agreed to as amended: sections 10, 18, 24, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, schedule 1, sections 42 and 50.

The Committee completed Stage 2 consideration of the Bill.

2 Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 [draft] and the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) (Scotland) Order 2022 [draft] from—

Ash Regan, Minister for Community Safety and Philip Lamont, Criminal Justice Division, Scottish Government .

3 Subordinate legislation:

Ash Regan (Minister for Community Safety) moved—

S6M-04246—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved

S6M-04247—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) (Scotland) Order 2022 [draft] be approved.

The motions were agreed to.

4 Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered the following negative instrument—

Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Prescribed Documents) (Scotland) Order 2022 (SSI 2022/148)

The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.