We move on to item 7. Members have received an update from the Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs on the current negotiations arising from the UK Government’s decision to opt out of all police and criminal justice measures that were adopted prior to the Lisbon treaty. The letter provides further details of recent changes to the list of measures that the UK is proposing to opt back in to, and it states that the Scottish Government is content with the UK Government’s interpretation of how any transitional arrangements might be determined.
Before I ask other members whether they have any comments, I ask Roderick Campbell for his comments, as he is our EU reporter.
I record our thanks for the briefing that we had on the matter from Scottish Government officials, which really clarified things.
The only comment I will make is that I am satisfied that the UK Government is intent on doing the best that it can to avoid transitional measures being necessary, but I hope that the UK Government will continue to liaise with the Scottish Government so that we know what is going on. I hope that the situation will be resolved by the end of November.
Are there any other comments?
Members: No.
As previously agreed, we now move into private session.
10:28 Meeting continued in private until 11:08.Previous
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