Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
5th Meeting, 2026
The Committee took evidence from—
Sarah Angus, Director of Policy, Scottish Prison Service;
Laura Buchan, Legal Director for Deaths Investigations, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service;
May Dunsmuir, Chamber President of the Health and Education Chamber, First-tier Tribunal for Scotland;
Superintendent Graeme Gallie, delivery lead for the Neurodiversity Strategic Working Group, Police Scotland;
John Good, criminal defence practitioner and member of the Criminal Law Committee, Law Society of Scotland;
Dr Inga Heyman, Associate Professor (Policing and Public Health), Edinburgh Napier University;
Dr Natasha Spassiani, Associate Professor in Intellectual (Learning) Disability and Health Equity, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto;
and then from—
Bill Colley, Chair, Scottish ADHD Coalition;
Dani Cosgrove, Chief Operating Officer, Stronger Together for Autism and Neurodivergence (STAND);
Rob Holland, Director, National Autistic Society Scotland;
Dorry McLaughlin, Chief Executive, Scottish Autism;
Jenny Miller, Chief Executive, PAMIS - Promoting a more inclusive society.
The Committee considered a draft report and agreed to consider a revised draft via correspondence.
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 1.