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Criminal Justice Committee


Agenda: 05 November 2025

Wednesday, 05 November 2025

29th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Agenda items:

  1. Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill
  2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
  3. Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
  4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private)

Agenda published: Friday, 31 October 2025 01:57pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

  • Dr Emma Forbes
    National Lead for Domestic Abuse
    Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
  • Liliana Torres Jimenez
    Criminal Policy Executive and Secretary of the Criminal Law Committee
    Law Society of Scotland
  • Detective Superintendent Steven Bertram
    Police Scotland

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—

  • Chief Constable Jo Farrell
    Police Scotland
  • Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs
    Professionalism, Strategy and Engagement
    Police Scotland
  • Lynn Brown
    Head of Finance
    Police Scotland
  • and then from:

  • Fiona McQueen
    Chair
    Scottish Police Authority
  • Alasdair Hay
    Vice Chair
    Scottish Police Authority
  • Chris Brown
    Chief Executive and Accountable Officer
    Scottish Police Authority

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.


4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.


Official Report

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