Chamber and committees

Criminal Justice Committee

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Meeting Agenda

5th Meeting, 2026

• Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
• Session: 7
• Location: Committee Room 6
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Thursday, September 10, 2026 03:41pm

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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.

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2 Choice of Deputy Convener

The Committee will choose a new Deputy Convener.

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3 Frontline policing and non-criminal demands – evidence

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Derek Cree, Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland

Alasdair Hay, Chair, Scottish Police Authority

Catriona Paton, Assistant Chief Constable, Policing Together, Police Scotland

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Paper 1 Policing non criminal demands and inter agency support posted 10/09/2026 (Ref: CJC/S7/26/5/1, 112KB, pdf)

Paper 2 SPICe paper policing panels posted 10/09/2026 (Ref: CJC/S7/26/5/2, 223KB, pdf)

CJC/S7/26/5/3(P) (Private Paper)

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

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Brian McInulty, Assistant Inspector of Constabulary, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland

Kevin O'Neill, Programme Manager, National Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Programme Board

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5 Review of evidence

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

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6 Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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CJC/S7/26/5/4(P) (Private Paper)

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