Meeting Agenda
The Committee will decide whether to take items 6 and 7 in private.
The Committee will take evidence from—
Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Scottish Government
Catriona Dalrymple, Director for Justice, Scottish Government
Donald McGillivray, Director for Safer Communities, Scottish Government
Paper 1 - Criminal justice sector priorities posted 28/08/2026 (Ref: CJC/S7/26/3/1, 117KB, pdf)
Paper 2 - SPICe - Criminal justice priorities posted 28/08/2026 (Ref: CJC/S7/26/3/2, 206KB, pdf)
CJC/S7/26/3/3(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will take evidence from—
David Mackie, Convener, Howard League Scotland
Linda Pollock, Chief Executive, Scottish Prison Service
Jim Watson, Chair, Prison Experts Group
Paper 4 - SPICe - Prison Operations, Remand and Bail posted 28/08/2026 (Ref: CJC/S7/26/3/4, 213KB, pdf)
CJC/S7/26/3/5(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will take evidence from—
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
The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S7-3.
Paper 6 - Armed Forces Bill sLCM posted 28/08/2026 (Ref: CJC/S7/26/3/6, 126KB, pdf)
The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
The Committee will consider a draft report on supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S7-3.
CJC/S7/26/3/7(P) (Private Paper)