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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Criminal Justice Committee


Agenda: 02 October 2025

Thursday, 02 October 2025

Start time: 09:00am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. 26th meeting of the Criminal Justice Committee in 2025: Joint meeting with the Health Social Care and Sport Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on tackling drug deaths and drug harm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committees will decide whether to take item 3 in private.


2. Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use:

The Committees will take evidence from— 

  • Dr Saket Priyadarshi, Associate Medical Director and Senior Medical Officer, Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services
  • Kelda Gaffney, Interim Assistant Chief Officer, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership
  • Tricia Fort, Chair, Calton Community Council
  • Steve Baxter, Corporate Security and Investigations Manager, Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited

and then from:

  • Maree Todd, Minister for Drugs & Alcohol Policy and Sport
  • Maggie Page, Unit Head for Drugs Strategy, Scottish Government
  • Dr Tara Shivaji, Consultant in Public Health Medicine - Drugs, Alcohol, Public Health Scotland

Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk  (420KB, pdf) posted 29 September 2025

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item 


3. Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use:

The Committees will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and consider their approach for the legacy paper.

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item