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:

Anthony McGeehan (Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service)

Teresa Medhurst (Scottish Prison Service)

Anne Pinkman (Scottish Working Group on Women’s Offending)

Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD) (Committee Substitute)

David Strang (Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland)

Clerk to the committee

Diane Barr (Clerk)

Peter McGrath

Gael Scott (Clerk)