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Chamber and committees

Criminal Justice Committee


Minutes: 02 April 2025

Wednesday, 02 April 2025

12th Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:16am
End time: 12:55pm
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Published: Thursday, 03 April 2025
Also Present:
  • Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Maggie Chapman and Russell Findlay

Minutes


1. Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 4).

The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 47, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 216, 217, 158,  159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 53, 54, 169, 170, 171, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232 and 59.

The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
         69 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
       129 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
       131 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
       265 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
       266 (For 0, Against 6, Abstentions 2)
       264 (For 2, Against 6, Abstentions 0)

The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 157, 68 and 65.

The following amendments were pre-empted: 70 and 71.

The following amendments were not moved: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 270, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 130, 132, 133,  267, 64, 77, 66, 55, 93, 56, 271, 57, 134 and 58. 

The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: schedule 3 and sections 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 56, 58, 61, 62, 67, 68, 70, 71, and 72.

The following provisions were agreed to as amended: sections 39, 40, 45, 46, 47, 54, 55, 59, 60, 63, 64 and 69, schedule 4 and the long title.

The Committee completed Stage 2 consideration of the Bill.


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