Justice 2 Committee, 16 Jan 2007
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Official Report
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Justice and Home Affairs in Europe
Item 3 is consideration of a paper on justice and home affairs in Europe, which the clerks circulated. I invite members to consider the recommendations in paragraphs 11, 19, 23, 26 and 27.
The action point in paragraph 11 invites the committee
"to highlight its interest in these EU dossiers in its legacy paper to a successor committee."
Are members content to do that?
Members indicated agreement.
Paragraph 16 refers to the proposed framework decision on the protection of witnesses and individuals who co-operate with the judicial process. The issue is important and pertinent. At paragraph 19, the committee is invited to
"note the inclusion in the Commission's Work Programme of a proposed Framework Directive on witness protection; and recommend to the European and External Relations Committee that this dossier be included in the European policy tracker."
Do members agree with that course of action?
Members indicated agreement.
The action point at paragraph 23 is:
"The Committee is invited to recommend to the European and External Relations Committee that the following dossiers be added to the European policy tracker as being of interest to the Justice 2 Committee—
Procedural Rights in Criminal Proceedings
Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the European Supervision Order in Pre-Trial Procedures Between Member States in the European Union (the European Supervision Order)
Follow-up to the Green Paper on the approximation, mutual recognition and enforcement of criminal sanctions in the European Union".
Is the committee content with that approach?
Members indicated agreement.
The next action point is:
"The Committee may wish to respond to the EERC by highlighting the importance of tracking EU policy proposals from an early stage, engaging with the Commission and working in collaboration with the Scottish Executive and Westminster counterparts as appropriate to ensure Scotland's interests are effectively represented."
Is the committee content with that?
Members indicated agreement.
Further to that, the committee is invited to consider whether it wishes to make any further comments to the European and External Relations Committee in connection with the conclusions and themes of Mr Wallace's paper.
If committee members wish to raise no points, we now move into private for the final agenda item, as previously agreed.
Meeting continued in private until 14:48.