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Chamber and committees

Criminal Justice Committee [Session 6]


Agenda: 15 December 2021

Wednesday, 15 December 2021

14th Meeting, 2021

Start time: 09:30am
Location: This is a virtual meeting
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. What now for the prosecution of violence against women and girls?
  3. Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and Judicial Review and Courts Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
  4. Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and Judicial Review and Courts Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
  5. What now for the prosecution of violence against women and girls?
  6. Roundtable evidence sessions (in private)

Agenda published: Friday, 10 December 2021 04:26pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private, and whether its work programme, reviews of evidence heard and its approach to forthcoming legislation, should be considered in private, at future meetings.


2. What now for the prosecution of violence against women and girls?

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Deputy Chief Constable Malcolm Graham
    Crime and Operational Support
    Police Scotland
  • Detective Chief Superintendent Sam Faulds
    Head of Public Protection, Specialist Crime Division
    Police Scotland
  • and then from:

  • Keith Brown
    Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans
    Scottish Government
  • Willie Cowan
    Deputy Director, Criminal Justice Division
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and Judicial Review and Courts Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandums LCM(S6)4a and LCM(S6)10  from—

  • Keith Brown
    Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans
    Scottish Government
  • Alison Morris
    Head of Serious Organised Crime Policy – Divert and Deter
    Scottish Government
  • Philip Lamont
    Criminal Justice Division
    Scottish Government

4. Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and Judicial Review and Courts Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider the legislative consent memorandums lodged by Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (LCM(S6)4a) and (LCM(S6)10) .


5. What now for the prosecution of violence against women and girls?

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


6. Roundtable evidence sessions (in private)

The Committee will consider a revised draft report.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item