Minutes: 11 November 2025

Tuesday, 11 November 2025

33rd Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:16am

End time: 12:59pm

Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room

Published: Tuesday, 11 November 2025

Committee Members Attendees:

Apologies received from:

Bob Doris (Member)

Substitute Members Attendees:

Sarah Boyack (Substitute Member)

Also Present:

Monica Lennon did not participate as a member of the Committee for agenda items 1, 2 and 3. By virtue of Rule 9.13A.2(b), Sarah Boyack attended as a substitute member under Rule 12.2A.2 for agenda items 1, 2 and 3. Monica Lennon attended as member in charge of the bill for agenda item 2.
Professor Colin Reid (adviser)

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.

2. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Dr Clare Frances Moran, Lecturer and Co-Director, Aberdeen Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law, University of Aberdeen;

Murdo MacLeod KC;

Rachael Weir, Head of Policy and Engagement and Iain Batho, Head of the Wildlife and Environmental Crime Unit, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service;

and then from—

Dr Ricardo Pereira, Reader in Law, Cardiff University;

Dr Suwita Hani Randhawa, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the West of England;

Dr Rachel Killean, Senior Lecturer, The University of Sydney Law School.

3. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and reviewed its approach to scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. The Committee agreed to take evidence from the Scottish Government and the member in charge of the Bill and to recommend to the Parliamentary Bureau a Stage 1 deadline of end January.