Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Agenda
26th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Start time: 10:00am
- Published: Friday, October 20, 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
Jonathan Campbell, President, Edinburgh Bar Association
Jamie Foulis, Committee Member and Treasurer, Family Law Association
Stuart Munro, Convener of the Criminal Law Committee, The Law Society of Scotland
Paper 1 - VWJR Bill Note by the Clerk 352KB pdf posted 20/10/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/26/1)
CJ/S6/23/26/2(P) (Private Paper)
2 Access to court transcripts
The Committee will consider correspondence received from the Scottish Government.
Paper 3 - Access to Court Transcripts Correspondence 117KB pdf posted 20/10/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/26/3)
3 Forensic pathology services
The Committee will consider issues raised in HM Inspectorate of Prosecution's Annual Report for 2022-23 over the current model for the provision of forensic pathology services in Scotland.
Paper 4 - Forensic Pathology 114KB pdf posted 20/10/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/26/4)
4 Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill (Private)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.
5 Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill (Private)
The Committee will further consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.
CJ/S6/23/26/5(P) (Private Paper)