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Criminal Justice Committee

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2026 Meetings

This is all meetings of Criminal Justice Committee held in 2026. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

8th Meeting

07 October

  1. Decisions on taking business in private
  2. Government reform agenda and response to sector perspectives – evidence
  3. The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions and Members of the Police Appeals Tribunal) Amendment Regulations 2026 – evidence
  4. The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions and Members of the Police Appeals Tribunal) Amendment Regulations 2026 – motion recommending approval
  5. Government reform agenda and response to sector perspectives – review of evidence
  6. The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions and Members of the Police Appeals Tribunal) Amendment Regulations 2026 - report
  7. Work programme (in private)

7th Meeting

30 September

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Instrument subject to annulment
  3. Custodial and community sentences – evidence
  4. Victim perspectives across the justice system – evidence
  5. Review of evidence
  6. Work programme (in private)

6th Meeting

23 September

  1. Decisions on taking business in private
  2. Instrument subject to annulment
  3. Armed Forces Bill (UK Parliament legislation) – approach
  4. Domestic abuse, advocacy and victim experience – evidence
  5. Justice response to domestic abuse – evidence
  6. Review of evidence
  7. Armed Forces Bill (UK Parliament legislation) – report

5th Meeting

16 September

  1. Decisions on taking business in private
  2. Choice of Deputy Convener
  3. Frontline policing and non-criminal demands – evidence
  4. Health and inter-agency responses to people in distress – evidence
  5. Review of evidence
  6. Work programme

4th Meeting

09 September

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Courts, delays and user experience – evidence
  3. Courts and court users – evidence
  4. Review of evidence
  5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny - approach
  6. Review of correspondence

3rd Meeting

02 September

  1. Decisions on taking business in private
  2. Ministerial briefing – evidence
  3. Prison operations – evidence
  4. Remand and bail – evidence
  5. Armed Forces Bill (UK Parliament legislation) – approach
  6. Review of evidence
  7. Armed Forces Bill (UK Parliament legislation) - report

2nd Meeting

24 June

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Scotland's prisons - evidence
  3. Instrument subject to annulment
  4. Scotland's prisons - review of evidence
  5. Work programme (in private)

1st Meeting

17 June

  1. Declarations of interests
  2. Choice of Deputy Convener
  3. Decisions on taking business in private
  4. Work programme

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