Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Agenda
29th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Start time: 09:30am
- Published: Monday, November 6, 2023 10:22am
1 Pre-Budget Scrutiny
The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Witnesses
Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive, Scottish Prison Service
Gerry O'Donnell, Interim Director of Finance, Scottish Prison Service
Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Scottish Government
Catriona Dalrymple, Interim Director of Justice, Scottish Government
Donald McGillivray, Director of Safer Communities, Scottish Government
Paper 1 - Pre-budget Scrutiny Note by the Clerk 158KB pdf posted 03/11/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/29/1)
CJ/S6/23/29/2(P) (Private Paper)
2 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Extension and Expiry of Temporary Justice Measures) Regulations 2023 from—
Witnesses
Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Scottish Government
Heather Tully, Justice Reform Unit, Scottish Government
Patrick Down, Criminal Law Practice and Licensing Unit, Scottish Government
Nicola Guild, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government
Paper 3 - Subordinate Legislation 386KB pdf posted 03/11/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/29/3)
Paper 4 - Scottish Government Correspondence 137KB pdf posted 06/11/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/29/4)
3 Subordinate legislation
Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) to move—
S6M-10547—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Extension and Expiry of Temporary Justice Measures) Regulations 2023 be approved.
4 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2023 from—
Witnesses
Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Scottish Government
Susan Black, Senior Policy Officer, Civil Law and Legal System Division, Scottish Government
Emma Thomson, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government
Paper 3 - Subordinate Legislation 386KB pdf posted 03/11/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/29/3)
5 Subordinate legislation
Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) to move—
S6M-10537—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2023 be approved.
6 Pre-Budget Scrutiny (Private)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.