What's On

The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room.

1. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will continue its consideration of a draft report.

2. Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

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

The committee will meet at 9:15am at T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.

2. Evidence session: The Committee will take evidence from—The Right Honourable Dorothy Bain KC, Lord AdvocateAlistair Hogg, Head of Practice and Policy, Scottish Children's Reporter AdministrationStephanie Ross, Principal Procurator Fiscal Depute in the Policy Unit, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Serviceand then from—Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home AffairsClare Collin, Violence Reduction Team LeaderTom McNamara, Head of Youth Justice & Children’s HearingsThe Committee will be taking evidence on the themes raised by the following petitions— PE1947: Address Scotland's culture of youth violence; and PE2064: Ensure that under 16s charged with rape are treated as adults in the criminal justice system.

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3. Consideration of Evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

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.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 7 and 8 in private.

2. Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Pam Gosal, Member in Charge of the Bill, Scottish Parliament
• Charlie Pound, Head of Policy and Research, Scottish Conservative MSP Group
• Roz Thomson, Principal Clerk, Head of Non-Government Bills Unit, Scottish Parliament
• Agata Maslowska, Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit, Scottish Parliament
• Ailidh Callander, Senior Solicitor, Legal Services Office, Scottish Parliament

3. Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Ash Regan, Member in Charge of the Bill, Scottish Parliament
• Maren Schroeder, Senior Researcher, Office of Ash Regan MSP
• Anna MacLeod, Parliamentary Assistant, Office of Ash Regan MSP

4. FAIs/Deaths in custody: The Committee will consider correspondence from the Scottish Government.

5. Member's Bills (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda items 2 and 3.

6. Member's Bills (in private): The Committee will consider draft calls for views for the Member's Bills considered earlier under agenda items 2 and 3.

7. Challenges facing businesses and vulnerable individuals in Scotland from the risks of cybercrime: The Committee will consider its approach following the oral evidence session of 14 May 2025.

8. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: The Committee will consider its approach to Pre-Budget Scrutiny for 2026/27.

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.40-CR1 The Burns Room.

1. University of Dundee: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Peter Fotheringham, Former Director of Finance, University of Dundee
• Dr Jim McGeorge, Former Chief Operating Officer, University of Dundee
• Amanda Millar, Former Chair of Court, University of Dundee

2. Evidence Session (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.

3. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.

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

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take agenda items 3, 4 and 5 in private.

2. Scottish National Investment Bank: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Al Denholm, Chief Executive, Scottish National Investment Bank
• Willie Watt , Chair, Scottish National Investment Bank

3. Scottish National Investment Bank: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from—

• Stephen Boyle
• Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, Audit Scotland
• Catherine Young, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland
• Kirsty Ridd, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland

4. Scottish National Investment Bank: 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, Katrina Venters at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room.

1. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Scottish Government

2. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

3. Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider a draft report on the supplementary legislative consentmemorandum LCM-S6-50a and on the second supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-50b.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Anne Peat on 85182 or at [email protected]