1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to consider item 6 in private. The Committee will also decide whether to review the evidence taken as part of its follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland in private at item 7 and at future meetings.

2. Follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from—

Professor Cathy Dwyer, Chair, Scottish Animal Welfare Commission.

Ben Hadfield, Director, Salmon Scotland.

Dr Amy Jennings, Veterinary Lead, Animal and Plant Health Agency.

Peter Pollard, Senior Lead, Projects, Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

Neil Purvis, Delivery Lead, Fish Health Inspectorate, Marine Directorate, Scottish Government.

Dr Alan Wells, Chief Executive, Fisheries Management Scotland.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Scottish Inshore Region) Amendment Order 2026 (SSI 2026/draft) from—

Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Jill Barber, Head of Aquaculture Development, and Joseph Triscott, Aquaculture Policy Manager, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation:

Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands to move—

S6M-20638—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Scottish Inshore Region) Amendment Order 2026 be approved.

5. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/55)

6. Legacy paper: The Committee will consider whether it wishes to publish a legacy paper at the end of session.

7. Follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Emma Johnston on 85225 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:30am at T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Consideration of continued petitions:

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE1887: Create an Unborn Victims of Violence Act;

PE1900: Access to prescribed medication for detainees in police custody;

PE1979: Establish an independent inquiry and an independent national whistleblowing officer to investigate concerns about the alleged mishandling of child safeguarding enquiries by public bodies;

PE2028: Extend the concessionary bus travel scheme to include people seeking asylum in Scotland;

PE2085: Introduce a statutory definition of residency for Fatal Accident Inquiries into the deaths of Scots abroad;

PE2113: Provide support to RAAC-affected communities;

PE2118: Review and restructure Scotland’s flood risk management approach and operations;

PE2130: Make it illegal to remove all the hair from a horse’s tail;

PE2161: Extend the time period for complaints through the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman for neurodivergent people to two years;

PE2165: Raise awareness of and provide educational resources and training for Functional Neurological Disorder (FND);

PE2170: Abolish the General Teaching Council for Scotland;

PE2173: Ban ultra-processed foods in school meals;

PE2178: Introduce mandatory latex labelling for food products sold in Scotland;

PE2185: Introduce stronger safeguards around the use of digital material in court proceedings;

PE2188: Extend the National Entitlement Card scheme to include ferry travel for people aged 60 and over;

PE2193: Address Dangerous Delays in Paediatric Cancer Diagnostics; and

PE2196: Address early sexual offending in Scotland.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Jyoti Chandola on 85227 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation: The Committee will take evidence from—

Professor Alexis Jay, Independent Chair, National Strategic Group on Child Sexual Abuse.

Craig Naylor, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland.

Deputy Chief Constable Bex Smith, DCC (Transformation) and Detective Chief Superintendent Sarah Taylor, Head of Public Protection, Police Scotland.

2. Annual report: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Pauline McIntyre on 85252 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to agenda items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private.

2. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran and the 2024/25 audit of NHS Grampian: The Committee will take evidence from—

Gordon James, Interim Chief Executive, Lesley Bowie, Chair, and Dr Crawford McGuffie, Executive Medical Director, NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

Laura Skaife-Knight, Chief Executive, Alison Evison, Chair, and Alex Stephen, Director of Finance, NHS Grampian.

3. Scottish Government's approach to financial interventions: GFG Alliance: The Committee will take evidence from—

Jeffrey Kabel, Chief Transformation Officer, Liberty Steel Group.

Helen Lambert, Senior Legal Counsel, GFG Alliance.

4. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran and 2024/25 audit of NHS Grampian: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland.

Fiona Mitchell-Knight, Audit Director and Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland.

5. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran and the 2024/25 audit of NHS Grampian: The Committee will consider the evidence heard and agenda items 2 and 4 and agree any further action it wishes to take.

6. Scottish Government's approach to financial interventions: GFG Alliance: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and agree any further action it wishes to take.

7. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 (Characteristic of Sex) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 [draft] from—

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Patrick Down, Criminal Law, Procedure and Sentencing Team, and Jasmin Hepburn, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

2. Subordinate legislation:

Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) to move—

S6M-20601—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 (Characteristic of Sex) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

3. Crime and Policing Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-57c from—

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Yvonne Edmond, International Justice Cooperation Team, Kristy Adams, Organised Crime Unit, Patrick Down, Criminal Law, Procedure and Sentencing Team, and Siân Morland, Child Protection Unit, Scottish Government.

4. Crime and Policing Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the supplementary legislative consent memorandum lodged by Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs (LCM-S6-57c).

5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Early Removal of Prisoners from the United Kingdom (Amendment of Specified Time Periods) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] from—

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, David Doris, Prison Policy Team, and Hannah Hutchison, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

6. Subordinate legislation:

Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) to move—

S6M-20532—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Early Removal of Prisoners from the United Kingdom (Amendment of Specified Time Periods) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] be approved.

7. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Domestic Homicide and Suicide Reviews) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] from—

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Mary Hill, Criminal Justice Reform Unit, and Louise Miller, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

8. Subordinate legislation:

Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) to move—

S6M-20637—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Domestic Homicide and Suicide Reviews) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] be approved.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Stephen Imrie on 85931 or at [email protected]

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