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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 14 July 2025
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Criminal Justice Committee [Draft]

Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 June 2025

Audrey Nicoll

Before I bring in Liam Kerr, I think that Rona Mackay has a supplementary question.

Criminal Justice Committee [Draft]

Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 June 2025

Audrey Nicoll

Can we have Rona Mackay’s microphone on, please?

Criminal Justice Committee [Draft]

Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 June 2025

Audrey Nicoll

Thank you for your opening remarks. I start with a pretty general opening question. As I am sure that you will be aware, our committee business is quite bill heavy, and we are minded to take the scrutiny of costs very seriously. I begin, therefore, with a question on funding. As you acknowledged, the bill, should it be passed, will require a significant level of funding to ensure its implementation, and thereafter to embed it. Specifically, the funding implications around part 1 are significant.

Why do you feel that this bill is the best use of resources—which we know are constrained—for preventing and addressing domestic abuse in Scotland?

Criminal Justice Committee [Draft]

Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 June 2025

Audrey Nicoll

I will have to ask you to wind up, because Liam Kerr wants to come in with a final question, and we are running over time a little bit.

Criminal Justice Committee [Draft]

Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 June 2025

Audrey Nicoll

I will have to bring the session to a close. I thank Pam Gosal and colleagues for coming along today. We will have a short suspension to change over witnesses.

10:38 Meeting suspended.  

 

10:44 On resuming—  

Criminal Justice Committee [Draft]

Fatal Accident Inquiries and Deaths in Custody

Meeting date: 25 June 2025

Audrey Nicoll

Our next agenda item invites us to consider three letters from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs that relate to fatal accident inquiries and deaths in custody. I refer members to paper 4.

One letter is addressed to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, which the Criminal Justice Committee is copied into for information, about the announcement of a chair who will lead an independent review of the fatal accident inquiry system when dealing with deaths in custody.?The other two letters, which are addressed directly to the Criminal Justice Committee, relate to wider reforms around deaths in custody.

I invite members to make any comments on any of the letters.

As there are no comments, are members happy to note the letters’ contents, which have been published online?

Members indicated agreement.

Criminal Justice Committee [Draft]

Fatal Accident Inquiries and Deaths in Custody

Meeting date: 25 June 2025

Audrey Nicoll

This is our last meeting before the summer recess, so, before I close the public session, I wish everyone an enjoyable and relaxing summer break. We will now move into private session.

12:02 Meeting continued in private until 12:48.  

Criminal Justice Committee [Draft]

Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 June 2025

Audrey Nicoll

I have a final question before I bring in Liam Kerr. You said that you anticipate that an additional 3,000 domestic abuse offenders would be included in the MAPPA process. Have you taken account of the possibility that some of the individuals might, bearing in mind the existing MAPPA criteria, already be in the process by virtue of their other offending?

Criminal Justice Committee [Draft]

Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 June 2025

Audrey Nicoll

I think that I am right in saying that your bill began its journey back in 2022. To what extent have you made sure that the figures that you are looking at on the cost implications are up to date? Secondly, I am interested in hearing what discussions you have had with justice partners with regard to the cost implications that they might face.

Criminal Justice Committee [Draft]

Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 June 2025

Audrey Nicoll

I will bring in Pauline McNeill, who I think wanted to come in earlier.