Chamber and committees

Criminal Justice Committee

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Meeting Agenda

24th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
• Start time: 10:00am
• Published: Friday, September 19, 2025 02:42pm

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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

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

Maree Todd, Minister for Drugs & Alcohol Policy and Sport, Scottish Government

James McLellan, Deputy Director, Community Justice Division, Scottish Government

David Doris, Prisons Policy Team Leader, Criminal Justice Division, Scottish Government

Richard Foggo, Director of Population Health, Scottish Government

Alison Crocket, Whole Systems Unit, Drugs Policy Division, Scottish Government

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Paper 1 - Substance Misuse Inquiry Note by the Clerk posted 19/09/2025 (Ref: CJ/S6/25/24/1, 139KB, pdf)

CJ/S6/25/24/2(P) (Private Paper)

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2 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Proposed Draft Regulations - Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 (Characteristic of Sex) Amendment Regulations 2026 from—

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Witnesses

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

Philip Lamont, Head of Criminal Law, Practice and Licensing Unit, Scottish Government

Jasmin Hepburn, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government

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Paper 3 - Subordinate Legislation posted 19/09/2025 (Ref: CJ/S6/25/24/3, 128KB, pdf)

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3 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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