Criminal Justice Committee
24th Meeting, 2025
Jamie Hepburn declared an interest as a member of Amnesty International.
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.
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.
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.