Criminal Justice Committee [Session 6]

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Meeting Agenda

34th Meeting, 2024

• Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Friday, November 8, 2024 02:20pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.

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2 Pre-Budget Scrutiny

The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—

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Witnesses

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

Don McGillivray, Director of Safer Communities, Scottish Government

Gillian Russell, Director of Justice, Scottish Government

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Paper 1 - Pre Budget Scrutiny Note by the Clerk posted 08/11/2024 (Ref: CJ/S6/24/34/1, 145KB, pdf)

CJ/S6/24/34/2(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Prospective Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider a note by the clerk.

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Paper 3 - Prisoners (Early Release) Bill Note by the Clerk posted 08/11/2024 (Ref: CJ/S6/24/34/3, 156KB, pdf)

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4 Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Annual Report 2024

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Dr Brian Plastow, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner

Ross MacDonald, Director, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner

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Paper 4 - Biometrics Commissioner Note by the Clerk posted 08/11/2024 (Ref: CJ/S6/24/34/4, 761KB, pdf)

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5 Pre-Budget Scrutiny

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

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6 Work programme (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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CJ/S6/24/34/5(P) (Private Paper)

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