Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
1st Meeting, 2024
- Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:32
- Meeting closed at: 13:06
- Published: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 03:05pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Audrey Nicoll (Convener)
- Russell Findlay (Deputy Convener)
- Katy Clark (Member)
- Sharon Dowey (Member)
- Fulton MacGregor (Member)
- Rona Mackay (Member)
- Pauline McNeill (Member)
- John Swinney (Member)
1 Improving the Management of Sexual Offence Cases:
The Committee took evidence from—
The Right Honourable Lady Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk, Senator of the College of Justice.
2 Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on parts 5 and 6 of the Bill at Stage 1 from—
The Right Honourable Dorothy Bain KC, Lord Advocate;
and then from—
David Fraser, Executive Director Court Operations and Danielle McLaughlin, Head of the Lord Justice Clerk’s Review, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.
3 Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee agreed to defer consideration of the evidence heard under agenda item 2 to a future meeting.