The Committee took oral evidence on the Bill from Police Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), the Law Society of Scotland (the Law Society), Dogs Trust, the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA), and Guide Dogs for the Blind Association on 26 March 2025. It then took evidence from the Minister for Victims and Community Safety and a supporting Scottish Government official on 23 April 2025 before hearing from the member in charge of the Bill, Maurice Golden, the Parliament’s non-government bills unit (NGBU) and a Scottish Parliament solicitor on 21 May 2025.