Criminal Justice Committee [Session 6]

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Meeting Agenda

8th Meeting, 2022

• Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
• Start time: 10:00am
• Published: Friday, February 25, 2022 04:02pm

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1 Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will take evidence on the Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Financial Limit) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 from—

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Witnesses

Ash Regan, Minister for Community Safety, Scottish Government

Denise Swanson, Interim Deputy Director Civil Law and Legal System , Scottish Government

Martin Brown, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government

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Paper 1 Note by the Clerk posted 25/02/2022 (Ref: CJ/S6/22/8/1, 174KB, pdf)

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2 Subordinate legislation:

Ash Regan, Minister for Community Safety, to move—

S6M-03003—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Financial Limit) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 be approved.

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3 Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/30)

Parole Board (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2022 (SSI 2022/10)

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Paper 2 Note by the Clerk posted 25/02/2022 (Ref: CJ/S6/22/8/2, 182KB, pdf)

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4 Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

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Witnesses

Vicki Bell, Member of the Criminal Law Committee, Law Society of Scotland

Stuart Murray, Vice-President, Scottish Solicitors Bar Association

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Paper 3 Note by the Clerk posted 25/02/2022 (Ref: CJ/S6/22/8/3, 85KB, pdf)

CJ/S6/22/8/4(P) (Private Paper)

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5 Review of evidence: (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4.

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