Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
3rd Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
- Meeting opened at: 10:00
- Meeting closed at: 10:42
- Published: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 01:41pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Audrey Nicoll (Convener)
- Russell Findlay (Deputy Convener)
- Katy Clark (Member)
- Jamie Greene (Member)
- Fulton MacGregor (Member)
- Rona Mackay (Member)
- Pauline McNeill (Member)
- Collette Stevenson (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.
2 Public petitions:
The Committee considered the following petitions, and agreed, in relation to—
[PE01370] Justice for Megrahi, to keep the petition open;
[PE01458] Register of Interests for members of Scotland's judiciary, to write to the Scottish Government and to keep the petition open.
3 Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill (UK Parliament legislation):
The Committee considered the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Keith Brown MSP (LCM(S6)12).
The Committee agreed to recommend to Parliament that the relevant provisions of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill should be considered by the UK Parliament.
4 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered an update on the legislation expected to be part of its work programme.