Minutes: 25 February 2026

1. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 (Characteristic of Sex) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 [draft] from—

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Patrick Down, Criminal Law, Procedure and Sentencing Team and Jasmin Hepburn, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

2. Subordinate legislation:

Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) moved—

S6M-20601—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 (Characteristic of Sex) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

The motion was agreed to.

3. Crime and Policing Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee took evidence on supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-57c from—

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and Kristy Adams, Organised Crime Unit, Scottish Government.

4. Crime and Policing Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee considered the supplementary legislative consent memorandum lodged by Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs (LCM-S6-57c). The Committee agreed to recommend to the Parliament that it should give its consent to the relevant provisions in the Crime and Policing Bill as set out in LCM-S6-57c.

5. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Early Removal of Prisoners from the United Kingdom (Amendment of Specified Time Periods) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] from—

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and David Doris, Prison Policy Team, Scottish Government.

6. Subordinate legislation:

Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) moved—

S6M-20532—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Early Removal of Prisoners from the United Kingdom (Amendment of Specified Time Periods) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] be approved.

The motion was agreed to.

7. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Domestic Homicide and Suicide Reviews) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] from—

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Scottish Government.

8. Subordinate legislation:

Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) moved—

S6M-20637—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Domestic Homicide and Suicide Reviews) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] be approved.

The motion was agreed to.