1. Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private. The Committee will also decide whether consideration of its work programme should be taken in private at future meetings.

2. Choice of Deputy Convener

The Committee will choose a new Deputy Convener.

3. Frontline policing and non-criminal demands – evidence

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Derek Cree
  Chief Superintendent
  Police Scotland
• Alasdair Hay
  Chair
  Scottish Police Authority
• Catriona Paton
  Assistant Chief Constable, Policing Together
  Police Scotland

4. Health and inter-agency responses to people in distress – evidence

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Brian McInulty
  Assistant Inspector of Constabulary
  HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland
• Kevin O'Neill
  Programme Manager
  National Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Programme Board

5. Review of evidence

The Committee will review the evidence heard under agenda items 3 and 4.

6. Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.