Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Agenda
16th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Start time: 10:00am
- Published: Monday, May 22, 2023 02:41pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 8 in private.
2 Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S6)35 from—
Witnesses
Tom Arthur, Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance, Scottish Government
George Burgess, Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy, Scottish Government
George Dickson, Team Leader Detect and Disrupt, Defence, Security and Cyber Resilience , Scottish Government
Kirsty Anderson, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government
Paper 1 - Legislative Consent Memorandum 293KB pdf posted 19/05/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/16/1)
3 Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
The Committee will consider the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Shona Robison, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance (LCM(S6)35).
4 Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
The Committee will consider correspondence from the Scottish Government, the Scottish Prison Service, COSLA, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, the Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum and the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.
Paper 2 - Action Plan Correspondence 346KB pdf posted 19/05/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/16/2)
5 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Discontinuance of Cornton Vale Prison (Scotland) Order 2023 (SSI 2023/132)
Paper 3 - Subordinate Legislation 142KB pdf posted 19/05/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/16/3)
6 Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill (Private)
The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.
CJ/S6/23/16/4(P) (Private Paper)
7 Work programme (Private)
The Committee will consider its work programme.
CJ/S6/23/16/5(P) (Private Paper)
8 Annual report
The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2022 to 12 May 2023.
CJ/S6/23/16/6(P) (Private Paper)