Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Agenda
17th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Start time: 10:00am
- Published: Thursday, May 25, 2023 02:29pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023 [draft] from—
Witnesses
Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Scottish Government
Walter Drummond-Murray, Head of Civil Courts Unit, Scottish Government
Conor Samson, Justice Cooperation Policy Manager , Scottish Government
Emma Thomson, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government
Paper 1 - Subordinate Legislation 131KB pdf posted 25/05/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/17/1)
3 Subordinate legislation
Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) to move—
S6M-08712—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023 [draft] be approved.
4 Tackling online child abuse, grooming and exploitation
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Daljeet Dagon, Programme Manager, Barnardo's Scotland
Stuart Allardyce, Director, Stop it Now! Scotland, Lucy Faithfull Foundation
Wendy Hart, Deputy Director, Threat Leadership Child Sexual Abuse, National Crime Agency
Joanne Smith, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, NSPCC Scotland
Detective Superintendent Martin MacLean, Head of National Child Abuse Investigation Unit, Specialist Crime Division, Police Scotland
Alison Penman, Senior Manager, Dumfries and Galloway Council and Depute Chair, Child Protection Group, Social Work Scotland
Paper 2 - Tackling online child abuse grooming and exploitation 292KB pdf posted 25/05/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/17/2)
CJ/S6/23/17/3(P) (Private Paper)
5 Access to court transcripts
The Committee will consider correspondence from the Scottish Government and Rape Crisis Scotland.
Paper 4 - Access to Court Transcripts Correspondence 415KB pdf posted 25/05/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/17/4)
6 Tackling online child abuse, grooming and exploitation
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4.