Minutes: 17 December 2025

Wednesday, 17 December 2025

35th Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:00am

End time: 01:07pm

Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room

Published: Thursday, 18 December 2025

Committee Members Attendees:

Minutes

1. Sentencing Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee took evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-67 from—

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Scottish Government.

2. Sentencing Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee considered the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs (LCM-S6-67). The Committee agreed to recommend to the Parliament that it should give its consent to the relevant provisions in the Sentencing Bill as set out in LCM-S6-67.

3. Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill:

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

Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Jeff Gibbons, Violence Against Women and Girls Unit Head and Graham Robertson, Public Protection Unit, Scottish Government.

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

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.

5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In Private):

The Committee considered a revised draft report on its Pre-Budget Scrutiny. Various changes were agreed to, and the report was agreed for publication.

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

The Committee considered a revised draft Stage 1 report. Various changes were agreed to, and the Committee agreed to consider a revised draft, in private, at a future meeting.