Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
4th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:30
- Meeting closed at: 12:58
- Published: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 03:05pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Audrey Nicoll (Convener)
- Russell Findlay (Deputy Convener)
- Jamie Greene (Member)
- Fulton MacGregor (Member)
- Rona Mackay (Member)
- Collette Stevenson (Member)
Apologies received from
In Attendance
Chris Miller, Adviser
1 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, Jennifer Stoddart, Community Justice Division and Philip Lamont, Criminal Justice Division, Scottish Government.
2 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.
3 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered its work programme. The Committee agreed to invite Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, and Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to give evidence on the management of transgender prisoners.