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Criminal Justice Committee


Agenda: 28 May 2025

Wednesday, 28 May 2025

17th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 10:00am
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons

Agenda published: Thursday, 22 May 2025 03:30pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.


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

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Detective Chief Superintendent Raymond Higgins
    Police Scotland
  • John Mooney
    Consultant in Public Health
    Public Health Scotland
  • Kirsten Horsburgh
    Chief Executive Officer
    Scottish Drugs Forum
  • Stephen Coyle
    Head of Operational Delivery
    Scottish Prison Service
  • Suzy Calder
    Head of Health and Wellbeing
    Scottish Prison Service

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

Firefighters’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/113)

Police Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/114)

Papers for this item:


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

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


Official Report

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