Meetings

3rd Meeting, 2026

02 September 2026

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Ministerial briefing – evidence
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• Neil Gray
  Cabinet Secretary for Justice
  Scottish Government
• Catriona Dalrymple
  Director for Justice
  Scottish Government
• Donald McGillivray
  Director for Safer Communities
  Scottish Government
3. Prison operations – evidence
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• David Mackie
  Convener
  Howard League Scotland
• Linda Pollock
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Prison Service
• Jim Watson
  Chair
  Prison Experts Group
4. Remand and bail – evidence
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• Dr Hannah Graham
  Commissioner and Senior Lecturer in Criminology
  The Independent Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission
• Dr Cara Jardine
  Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde
  Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research
• Tracey McFall
  Vice Chair
  Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum
5. Armed Forces Bill (UK Parliament legislation) – approach
6. Review of evidence
7. Armed Forces Bill (UK Parliament legislation) - report

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.

2nd Meeting

24 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's prisons - evidence
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• Sara Snell
  HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland
  HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland
• Jacqueline Clinton
  Thematic Lead Inspector
  HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland
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