Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Agenda
25th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Start time: 10:00am
- Published: Friday, September 29, 2023 03:33pm
1 Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will take evidence on parts 1 to 3 of the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Witnesses
Ann Marie Cocozza, Co-Founder, FAMS (Families and Friends Affected by Murder and Suicide)
Sandy Brindley, Chief Executive, Rape Crisis Scotland
Dr Marsha Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Women's Aid
Kate Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, Victim Support Scotland
Dr Louise Hill, Head of Policy, Evidence and Impact, Children 1st
Bill Scott, Director of Policy, Inclusion Scotland
Graham O'Neill, Policy Manager, Scottish Refugee Council
Paper 1 - VWJR Bill Note by the Clerk 710KB pdf posted 29/09/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/25/1)
Paper 2 - SPICe Analysis of Written Evidence 181KB pdf posted 29/09/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/25/2)
CJ/S6/23/25/3(P) (Private Paper)
2 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
Police Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/239)
Firefighters’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/242)
Paper 4 - Subordinate Legislation 238KB pdf posted 29/09/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/25/4)
3 Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill (Private)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.