Chamber and committees

Criminal Justice Committee

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Meeting Agenda

34th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Friday, December 5, 2025 03:36pm

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1 Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill

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

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Witnesses

Dr Emma Forbes, National Lead for Domestic Abuse, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Professor Liz Gilchrist, Criminal Law Committee, Law Society of Scotland

Detective Superintendent Adam Brown, Police Scotland

Glyn Lloyd, Chief Social Work Officer and Head of Children's and Community Justice Services Dundee City Council and Chair of Justice Standing Committee, Social Work Scotland

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Paper 1 - Domestic Abuse Bill Note by the Clerk posted 05/12/2025 (Ref: CJ/S6/25/34/1, 292KB, pdf)

CJ/S6/25/34/2(P) (Private Paper)

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2 Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill (in private) (Private)

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

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

The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

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CJ/S6/25/34/3(P) (Private Paper)

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

The Committee will consider a draft report on its Pre-Budget Scrutiny.

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CJ/S6/25/34/4(P) (Private Paper)

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5 Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider a draft report.

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CJ/S6/25/34/5(P) (Private Paper)

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