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Criminal Justice Committee


Agenda: 10 December 2025

Wednesday, 10 December 2025

34th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Agenda items:

  1. Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill
  2. Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill (in private)
  3. Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
  4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private)
  5. Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons (in private)

Agenda published: Friday, 05 December 2025 03:36pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

  • Dr Emma Forbes
    National Lead for Domestic Abuse
    Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
  • Professor Liz Gilchrist
    Criminal Law Committee
    Law Society of Scotland
  • Detective Superintendent Adam Brown
    Police Scotland
  • Glyn Lloyd
    Chief Social Work Officer and Head of Children's and Community Justice Services Dundee City Council and Chair of Justice Standing Committee
    Social Work Scotland

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


2. Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.


3. Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private)

The Committee will consider a draft report on its Pre-Budget Scrutiny.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


5. Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons (in private)

The Committee will consider a draft report.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


Official Report

The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.

See all of this committee's Official Reports