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Chamber and committees

Criminal Justice Committee


Minutes: 24 September 2025

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

24th Meeting, 2025

Start time:10:01am
End time: 12:20pm
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Published: Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Apologies received from:

Minutes


1. Declaration of interests:

Jamie Hepburn declared an interest as a member of Amnesty International.


2. Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons:

The Committee took evidence from—

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Maree Todd, Minister for Drugs & Alcohol Policy and Sport, David Doris, Prisons Policy Team Leader, Criminal Justice Division, Richard Foggo, Director of Population Health and Alison Crocket, Whole Systems Unit, Drugs Policy Division, Scottish Government.


3. Subordinate legislation:

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

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and Philip Lamont, Head of Criminal Law, Practice and Licensing Unit, Scottish Government.


4. Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons (In Private):

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


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