Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
15th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:30
- Meeting closed at: 13:11
- Published: Thursday, May 18, 2023 09:22am
Also Present
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and Douglas Lumsden
1 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).
The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 8, 10, 11, 90, 12, 13, 91, 92, 94, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 105.
Amendment 9 was agreed to (by division: For 4, Against 2, Abstentions 2).
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
68 (For 2, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
71 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 2)
80 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
93 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
100 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
102 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 6, 70, 11A, 95, 42, 45 and 4.
The following amendments were not moved: 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87,88, 89, 38, 39, 96, 97, 98, 40, 99, 41, 101, 43, 3, 44, 46, 47, 103, 48, 104 and 5.
The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 6, 9, 12, 13, 14 and 15, and the long title.
The following provisions were agreed to as amended: sections 7, 8, 10 and 11.
The Committee completed Stage 2 consideration of the Bill.