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Criminal Justice Committee


Agenda: 16 September 2026

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

5th Meeting, 2026

Start time: 09:00am
Location: Committee Room 6
Agenda items:

  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

Agenda published: Thursday, 10 September 2026 03:41pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


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

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


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.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


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