Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
8th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:47
- Meeting closed at: 13:00
- Published: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 03:30pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 6 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) Order 2023 [draft] from—
Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans and Vivienne McColl, Policy Manager, International Justice Cooperation Unit, Scottish Government.
3 Subordinate legislation:
Keith Brown (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans) moved—
S6M-07936—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) Order 2023 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
4 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instrument—
Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/39)
The Committee had no recommendations to make in relation to the instrument.
5 Post-legislative scrutiny review of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018:
The Committee took evidence from—
Dr Claire Houghton, Lecturer in Social Policy and Qualitative Research, University of Edinburgh;
Professor Michele Burman, Professor of Criminology, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, University of Glasgow;
Amanda Masson, Partner, Harper Macleod LLP;
Dr Marsha Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Women's Aid;
and then from—
Moira Price, National Procurator Fiscal for Domestic Abuse and Head of Victims and Witnesses Policy Team, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service;
Craig Naylor, Chief Inspector, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland;
Detective Chief Superintendent Sam Faulds, Head of Public Protection, Specialist Crime Division, Police Scotland.
6 Post-legislative scrutiny review of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.