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As has been mentioned, the Minister for Justice, Cathy Jamieson, lodged a Sewel motion on the Civil Partnership Bill on 26 April. The Justice 1 Committee will consider the motion and take oral evidence on it.
A better flavour would be given if we mentioned the visits. Yes—paragraph 13 might be supplemented by a reference to the visits that the committee made.
Do you have anything in mind to ensure that there are proper checks and balances and safeguards? This is not a new situation. We propose that officials are seconded from all the authorities to work on the new plans.
We are in contact with the appropriate people to see whether it will be possible to arrange a suitable date for the committee to visit HMP Barlinnie. We thought that it would be preferable to visit the prison at the same time as Clive Fairweather's inspection team visits it.