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Agenda item 3 is on the forthcoming custodial sentences and weapons (Scotland) bill. Members have had a note from the clerk about the appointment of an adviser for the bill. Graham Ross from the Scottish Parliament information centre has joined us for the item. Members are asked to consider the note from the clerk. Does anyone have any points to make on it?
The proposal is excellent.
Does the committee therefore agree to appoint an adviser to assist it in its scrutiny of the bill?
Does the committee agree to the suggested role and specification for the adviser, as laid out in annex A to the clerk's note?
That concludes the public part of the meeting.
Meeting continued in private until 16:43.