What's On

The committee will meet at 9:00am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. UK subordinate legislation:

The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposal—

The Erasmus+ Programme (Data Processing) Regulations 2026.

2. School Reform: Curriculum and Assessment: The Committee will take evidence from—

• David Macluskey, Strategic Lead and Chief Education Officer at Perth and Kinross Council, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES);

• Dr Keir Bloomer, Chair, Commission on School Reform;

• Andy Harvey, National Officer, Education, EIS;

• Ollie Bray, Strategic Director, Education Scotland;

and then from—

• Donna Stewart, Chief Examiner and Sarah Brown, Senior Advisor, Qualifications Scotland.

• Kirsty Ayed, President, School Leaders Scotland.

• Professor Louise Hayward, Professor of Education Assessment and Innovation, University of Glasgow.

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

The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether consideration of its annual report and legacy paper should be taken in private at its next meeting.

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

• Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Jill Barber, Head of Aquaculture Development, and Hazel Bartels, Senior Delivery Lead, Farmed Fish Health and Innovation, Marine Directorate, Scottish Government.

3. Petition PE1490: Control of wild goose numbers The Committee will take evidence from—

• Donald Fraser, Head of Wildlife Management, NatureScot.

• Sam Turner, Team Leader, Wildlife Management Team, Scottish Government.

4. 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. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private.

2. Consideration of continued petitions:

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE1933: Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland’s redress scheme;

PE2062: Introduce a National Screening Programme for Prostate Cancer;

PE2099: Stop the proposed centralisation of specialist neonatal units in NHS Scotland;

PE2132; Publish a timeline for the dualling of the A96 between Inverness and Nairn by Easter 2025;

PE2139:Automatic expulsion for children charged with committing a crime against another child;

PE2190: Hold an inquiry into grooming gangs in Scotland;

PE2208: Implement mandatory collection and publication of child sexual offender data; and

PE2202: Stop the Guga Hunt.

3. Annual report: The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026.

4. Legacy report: The Committee will consider a draft legacy report.

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 T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private, and any further consideration of a draft legacy report, in private at future meetings.

2. State of the criminal justice system and challenges for session 7: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Sara Snell, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, Stephen Sandham, Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Calum McCarthy, Inspector of Prisons, HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland;

and then from—

• Craig Naylor, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland;

• Deborah O'Brien Demick, HM Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland, HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland;

and then from—

• Dr Brian Plastow, Biometric Commissioner and Karen McBride, Subject Matter Expert, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner.

3. Public petitions:

The Committee will consider the following petitions—

[PE1370] Justice for Megrahi
[PE1458] Register of Interests for members of Scotland's judiciary
[PE2136] Make non-fatal strangulation a standalone criminal offence in Scotland

4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Police Service of Scotland (Vetting) Regulations 2026 from—

• Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Scottish Government.

5. Subordinate legislation:

Pauline McNeill to move—

S6M-21017—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Police Service of Scotland (Vetting) Regulations 2026 be annulled.

6. Legacy report: The Committee will consider a draft legacy report.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Stephen Imrie on 85931 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 take agenda items 3, 4 and 5 in private.

2. Best Value in policing: Joint Best Value audit of policing in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Chief Constable Jo Farrell KPM and Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs, Professionalism and Enabling Services, Police Scotland.

• Neil Rennick, Director-General Education and Justice and Don McGillivray, Director of Safer Communities, Scottish Government.

• Chris Brown, Chief Executive and Accountable Officer and Alasdair Hay, Vice Chair, Scottish Police Authority.

3. Best Value in policing: Joint Best Value audit of policing in Scotland: 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, Audit Scotland.

• Craig Naylor, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland and John Paterson, Lead Inspector, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland.

4. Best Value in policing: Joint Best Value audit of policing in Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agree any further action it wishes to take.

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

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

The committee will meet at 11:00am at T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room.

1. Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-70.

2. Legacy paper: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report reflecting on its work during the current session and suggesting priorities for Session 7.

3. 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, Anne Peat on 85182 or at [email protected]