Meeting Agenda
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Ash Regan, Member in Charge of the Bill, Scottish Parliament
Maren Schroeder, Senior Researcher, Office of Ash Regan MSP
Anna MacLeod, Parliamentary Assistant, Office of Ash Regan MSP
Paper 1 - Prostitution Bill Note by the Clerk posted 21/11/2025 (Ref: CJ/S6/25/32/1, 1MB, pdf)
CJ/S6/25/32/2(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Scottish Government
Cat Dalrymple, Director of Justice, Scottish Government
Don McGillivray, Director of Safer Communities, Scottish Government
Paper 3 - Budget Scrutiny Note by the Clerk posted 21/11/2025 (Ref: CJ/S6/25/32/3, 77KB, pdf)
CJ/S6/25/32/4(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will take evidence on the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft] from—
Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Scottish Government
Suzanne Lyle, Family Law Unit, Scottish Government
Graham Robertson, Public Protection Unit, Scottish Government
Louise Miller, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government
Paper 5 - Subordinate Legislation posted 21/11/2025 (Ref: CJ/S6/25/32/5, 145KB, pdf)
Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) to move—
S6M-19301—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.
The Committee will take evidence on the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 and the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Modifications) Regulations 2026 [draft] from—
Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Scottish Government
David Doris, Prison Policy, Community Justice Division, Scottish Government
Hannah Hutchison, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government
Paper 6 - Subordinate Legislation posted 21/11/2025 (Ref: CJ/S6/25/32/6, 207KB, pdf)
Paper 7 - Late submissions for SSIs posted 25/11/2025 (Ref: CJ/S6/25/32/7, 186KB, pdf)
Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) to move—
S6M-19681—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 and the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Modifications) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.