Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Agenda
26th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Start time: 09:30am
- Published: Monday, October 24, 2022 05:08pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private. The Committee will also decide whether consideration of the oral evidence heard and draft letter on its pre-budget scrutiny should be taken in private at future meetings.
2 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020 (Code of Practice) (Appointed Day) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 [draft] from—
Witnesses
Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, Scottish Government
Elaine Hamilton, Forensics Policy Team Leader, Police: Workforce, Equality and Forensics, Scottish Government
David Scott, Policy Manager, Police: Workforce, Equality and Forensics, Scottish Government
Paper 1 - Subordinate Legislation 231KB pdf posted 21/10/2022 (Ref: CJ/S6/22/26/1)
3 Subordinate legislation
Keith Brown (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans) to move—
S6M-05906—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020 (Code of Practice) (Appointed Day) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.
4 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (Membership) Modification Order 2022 (SSI 2022/268)
Paper 2 - Subordinate Legislation 161KB pdf posted 21/10/2022 (Ref: CJ/S6/22/26/2)
5 Pre-Budget Scrutiny
The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Witnesses
Lynn Brown, Chief Executive, Scottish Police Authority
David Page, Deputy Chief Officer, Police Scotland
James Gray, Chief Financial Officer, Police Scotland
Ross Haggart, Interim Chief Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Stuart Stevens, Interim Deputy Chief Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
John Thomson, Acting Director of Finance and Procurement, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Paper 3 - Pre-Budget Scrutiny Written Submissions 497KB pdf posted 21/10/2022 (Ref: CJ/S6/22/26/3)
CJ/S6/22/26/4(P) (Private Paper)
6 Correspondence
The Committee will consider recent correspondence.
Paper 5 - Recent correspondence 771KB pdf posted 21/10/2022 (Ref: CJ/S6/22/26/5)
7 Pre-Budget Scrutiny
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.