Criminal Justice Committee
32nd Meeting, 2025
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The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Prostitution Bill Note by the Clerk (1MB, pdf) posted 21 November 2025
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Papers for this item:
Paper 3 - Budget Scrutiny Note by the Clerk (77KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2025
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will take evidence on the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft] from—
Papers for this item:
Paper 5 - Subordinate Legislation (145KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2025
Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) to move—
S6M-19301—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.
The Committee will take evidence on the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 and the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Modifications) Regulations 2026 [draft] from—
Papers for this item:
Paper 6 - Subordinate Legislation (207KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2025
Paper 7 - Late submissions for SSIs (186KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2025
Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) to move—
S6M-19681—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 and the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Modifications) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.