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)

*Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

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

*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

Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)

Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Con)

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green)

Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Paul Brown (Legal Services Agency)

George Clark (Quantum Claims)

Ann Davies (Scottish Government)

Thomas Docherty (Which?)

Martin Haggarty (Accident Claims Scotland)

Dr John Kelly (University of Edinburgh)

James Kelly (Glasgow) (Lab)

Michael Matheson (Cabinet Secretary for Justice)

Jim O’Neill (Scottish Prison Service)

Professor Alan Paterson (University of Strathclyde)

Andrew Tickell (Glasgow Caledonian University)

Dr Stuart Waiton (Abertay University)

Dr Joseph Webster (Queen’s University, Belfast)

Clerk to the committee

Peter McGrath