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The Committee published its Stage 1 report on the Bill on 19 March 2025, and the Scottish Government responded to the Committee’s report on 25 March 2025. The Stage 1 debate was held on 26 March 2025. After the debate, the Scottish Parliament agreed by motion that the general principles of the Bill be approved.
When not meeting, members of the Committee are keen to visit various institutions and organisations within the criminal justice remit, such as the visit in May 2023 to the new HMP & YOI Stirling for women prisoners.
Criminalising sex buying is the right decision now, because doing nothing is in itself a decision—one that allows exploitation to continue unhindered.viiCriminal Justice Committee, Official Report, Wednesday 26 November 2025 (Col 2)
We are trying to get the communication out to make boaters aware. FC asked if the Cruising Association could get the message out and it will also be put through RYAS channels and highlights the small operators where do they get support.
Convener: Richard Leonard (from 23 June 2021)
Deputy Convener: Sharon Dowey (from 23 June 2021)
Membership: The committee has 8 members
Committee meetingsThere were 26 meetings in the parliamentary yearNumberTotal meetings of the Committee26Meetings held wholly in private0Meetings held partly in private26Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference4Hybrid meetings21Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Colin Beattie (from 17 June 2021)SNP25(26)Willie Coffey (from 17 June 2021)SNP26(26)Sharon Dowey (from 17 June 2021)Con26(26)Craig Hoy (from 17 June 2021)Con26(26)Richard Leonard (from 17 June 2021)Lab26(26)Substitute membersSubstitute MembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedAlexander Burnett (from 8 September 2021)Con0Katy Clark (from 22 September 2021)Lab0Bill Kidd (from 8 September 2021)SNP0Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Lynn Russell
Advisers: None
Visits: None
Events: None
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers0Scottish Government officials27Members of the Scottish Parliament0Representatives of public bodies131Representatives of local authorities0UK Ministers0UK Government officials0Members of the UK Parliament0Representatives from other legislatures0Representatives of trade unions4Representatives of professional associations0NHS4Representatives of voluntary sector5Representatives of higher education bodies2Other categories of witnesses18Business transactedBusinessNo.DetailsInquiries0Consultations0AGS Scotland Section 22 reports reviewed10The 2020/21 audit of the Crofting Commission;The 2020/21 audit of NHS National Services Scotland: Response to the Covid-19 pandemic;The 2020/21 audit of National Records of Scotland;The 2020/21 audit of Bòrd na Gàidhlig;The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland;The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts;The 2020/21 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland;The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Canals;The 2020/21 audit of South Lanarkshire CollegeAGS Scotland Section 23 reports reviewed4Improving the outcomes of children and young people through school education;Planning for Skills;NHS in Scotland 2021;New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802Proposed Members’ Bills considered0Draft Bills considered (Pre-legislative discussion)0Bills considered0Post-legislative scrutiny - Acts considered0Legislative Consent Memorandums0Public Body Act Consent Memorandums0SI consent notifications considered0SIs considered0SSIs considered0Petitions considered0Divisions held0Plenary debates0Reports
There were no reports published during this parliamentary year.
The Committee also wrote to every local authority and heard from 20 witnesses over four meetings.
On 26 November 2018, Committee members visited Dublin to compare business support in Scotland and Ireland and met with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Enterprise Ireland and visited a Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Fingal.
The March advice states1The Committee on Climate Change. (2017, March 22). Advice on the new Scottish Climate Change Bill. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/advice-on-the-new-scottish-climate-change-bill/" target="_blank">https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/advice-on-the-new-scottish-climate-change-bill/</a> [accessed 14 August 2018]:
In developing its advice, the Committee considered the latest climate science, the implications of the Paris Agreement and the feasibility and cost of long-term emissions reductions in Scotland.
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