Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
32nd Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:30
- Meeting closed at: 12:58
- Published: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 04:57pm
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 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Tracey McFall, Member of Executive Committee, Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum;
Lynne Thornhill, Director of Justice Services, Sacro;
Charlie Martin, Stakeholder and Policy Lead, The Wise Group;
and then from—
Rhoda MacLeod, Head of Adult Services (Sexual Health, Police Custody & Prison Healthcare), Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership;
Sandra Cheyne, National CIAG Policy & Professional Practice Lead, Skills Development Scotland;
Gillian Booth, Justice Service Manager, South Lanarkshire Council;
and then from—
Keith Gardner, CJS Specialist Adviser, Community Justice Scotland;
Suzanne McGuinness, Executive Director of Social Work, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland;
Sharon Stirrat, Justice Social Work Policy and Practice Lead, Social Work Scotland.
Fulton MacGregor indicated that he is a former criminal justice social worker and that he is registered with the Scottish Social Services Council.
2 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.