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Chamber and committees

Criminal Justice Committee


Meeting Agenda

10th Meeting, 2026

  • Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
  • Session: 6
  • Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
  • Start time: 09:30am
  • Published: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 04:36pm

1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private, and any further consideration of a draft legacy report, in private at future meetings.


2 State of the criminal justice system and challenges for session 7

The Committee will take evidence from—


Witnesses

Sara Snell, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland

Stephen Sandham, Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland

Calum McCarthy, Inspector of Prisons, HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland


Craig Naylor, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland

Deborah O'Brien Demick, HM Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland, HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland


Dr Brian Plastow, Biometric Commissioner, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner

Karen McBride, Subject Matter Expert, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner



3 Public petitions

The Committee will consider the following petitions—

[PE1370] Justice for Megrahi
[PE1458] Register of Interests for members of Scotland's judiciary
[PE2136] Make non-fatal strangulation a standalone criminal offence in Scotland



4 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

Police Service of Scotland (Vetting) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/46)



5 Legacy report

The Committee will consider a draft legacy report.



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