Chamber and committees

Criminal Justice Committee

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Meeting Agenda

22nd Meeting, 2025

• Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Friday, September 5, 2025 03:36pm

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1 Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Phil Fairlie, Assistant General Secretary, Prison Officers Association (Scotland)

John Cairney, Scottish National Committee Chair, Prison Officers Association (Scotland)

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Dr Victoria Marland, Lead researcher for Scottish Prison Service research project, Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science

Detective Chief Superintendent Raymond Higgins, Police Scotland

Jim Smith, Head of Operations and Public Protection, Scottish Prison Service

Gillian Walker, Governor in Charge HMP Shotts, Scottish Prison Service

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Paper 1 - Substance Misuse Inquiry Note by the Clerk posted 05/09/2025 (Ref: CJ/S6/25/22/1, 940KB, pdf)

CJ/S6/25/22/2(P) (Private Paper)

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2 Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons (in private) (Private)

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

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3 Work programme (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider its work programme and will further consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill and the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.

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CJ/S6/25/22/3(P) (Private Paper)

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