Minutes: 03 December 2025

Wednesday, 03 December 2025

33rd Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:00am

End time: 01:02pm

Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room

Published: Thursday, 04 December 2025

Committee Members Attendees:

Also Present:

Pam Gosal

Minutes

1. Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at previous meetings.

2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at previous meetings.

3. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to consider all evidence heard, and any approach, draft letters or draft reports on its consideration of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Delivery Review, in private at this meeting, and at future meetings.

4. Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Debbie Jupp, Operational Manager, Committed to Ending Abuse;

Dr Marsha Scott, Chief Executive, Scottish Women's Aid;

Agnes Tolmie, Chair, Scottish Women’s Convention;

Tumay Forster, Operational Manager, Shakti Women's Aid.

5. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Delivery Review:

The Committee took evidence from—

Colin Brown, Executive Council Member for Scotland and John McKenzie, Scottish Regional Secretary, Fire Brigades Union.

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

The Committee considered a draft report and agreed to reconsider the draft at a future meeting.

7. Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4.

8. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Delivery Review (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.