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Under agenda item 4, we are considering one instrument, on which no points have been raised.
Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No 2 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/179 (C 19))
Is the committee content with the instrument?
Members indicated agreement.
Does the committee wish to welcome that the Scottish Government has corrected an error in the original policy note for this instrument about the applicable parliamentary procedure and that the corrected policy note has now been published?
Members indicated agreement.
Does the committee wish to highlight to the lead committee, for its information, the correspondence that was published alongside the papers for this meeting, which, in relation to this instrument, provides an explanation from the Scottish Government regarding the time taken to commence the relevant provisions?
Members indicated agreement.
That concludes the public part of the meeting.
10:05 Meeting continued in private until 10:29.