Justice Committee

Convener

*Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Lab)

Committee members

*Christian Allard (North East Scotland) (SNP)

*Roderick Campbell (North East Fife) (SNP)

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Ind)

*Alison McInnes (North East Scotland) (LD)

*Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con)

*John Pentland (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab)

*Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Dr Oliver Aldridge (Howard League Scotland)

Superintendent Andrew Allan (Police Scotland)

Dr Alan Carson (Scottish Acquired Brain Injury Network)

Catriona Dalrymple (Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service)

Graeme Dey (Angus South) (SNP)

Stephen Freeland (Scottish Environmental Services Association)

Douglas Gentleman (NHS Tayside)

Calum MacDonald (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)

Dr Jean McFarlane (British Psychological Society)

Professor Tom McMillan (University of Glasgow)

Detective Chief Inspector Garry Mitchell (Police Scotland)

John Mundell (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers Scotland)

Assistant Chief Constable Ruaraidh Nicolson (Police Scotland)

Dr Brian O’Neill (Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust )

Linda Ovens (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management)

Ruth Parker (Scottish Prison Service)

Professor Huw Williams (University of Exeter)

William Wilson (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)

Clerk to the committee

Irene Fleming