Justice Committee

Convener

*Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con)

Deputy convener

*Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)

Committee members

*George Adam (Paisley) (SNP)

*Maurice Corry (West Scotland) (Con)

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

*Mairi Gougeon (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP)

*Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)

*Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)

*Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)

*Ben Macpherson (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (SNP)

*Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD)

Committee substitutes

Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Con)

Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green)

Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Robin Burley (Scottish Mediation)

R. Craig Connal QC (Pinsent Masons)

Keith Gardner (Community Justice Scotland)

Angela Grahame QC (Faculty of Advocates)

Tom Halpin (Sacro)

Thomas Jackson (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities)

Colin Lancaster (Scottish Legal Aid Board)

Kathryn Lindsay (Social Work Scotland)

Andrew Mackenzie (Scottish Arbitration Centre)

Michael Matheson (Cabinet Secretary for Justice)

Karyn McCluskey (Community Justice Scotland)

Heloise Murdoch (Edinburgh Sheriff Court Mediation Service)

John Sturrock QC (Core Solutions Group)

Clerk to the committee

Peter McGrath