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Chamber and committees

Criminal Justice Committee


Meeting Agenda

29th Meeting, 2025

  • Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
  • Session: 6
  • Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
  • Start time: 09:30am
  • Published: Friday, October 31, 2025 01:57pm

1 Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill

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


Witnesses

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



2 Pre-Budget Scrutiny

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


Witnesses

Chief Constable Jo Farrell, Police Scotland

Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs, Professionalism, Strategy and Engagement, Police Scotland

Lynn Brown, Head of Finance, Police Scotland


Fiona McQueen, Chair, Scottish Police Authority

Alasdair Hay, Vice Chair, Scottish Police Authority

Chris Brown, Chief Executive and Accountable Officer, Scottish Police Authority



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

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


4 Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private) (Private)

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


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