Minutes: 01 October 2025

Wednesday, 01 October 2025

25th Meeting, 2025

Start time:10:01am

End time: 12:26pm

Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room

Published: Wednesday, 01 October 2025

Committee Members Attendees:

Minutes

1. Crime and Policing Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee took evidence on legislative consent memorandums LCM-S6-57, LCM-S6-57a and LCM-S6-57b from—

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and Alison Morris, Organised Crime Unit, Scottish Government.

2. Crime and Policing Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee considered the legislative consent memorandums lodged by Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs LCM-S6-57, LCM-S6-57a and LCM-S6-57b.

The Committee agreed to recommend to the Parliament that it should give its consent to the relevant provisions in the Crime and Policing Bill as set out in LCM-S6-57, LCM-S6-57a and LCM-S6-57b.

3. Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons (In Private):

The Committee considered a key issues paper.