Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
7th Meeting, 2024
- Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:30
- Meeting closed at: 13:18
- Published: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 03:21pm
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 Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Andrew Baird, Policy Officer, Criminal Justice Reform Unit, Alastair Bowden, Policy Officer, Criminal Justice Reform Unit, Jeff Gibbons, Unit Head, Violence Against Women and Girls Unit, Nicola Guild, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Lisa McCloy, Unit Head, Criminal Justice Reform Unit and Heather Tully, Policy Officer, Criminal Justice Reform Unit, Scottish Government.
2 Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.
3 Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee agreed to defer consideration of its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 to a future meeting.