1. Decision on taking business in private

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

2. Reflections on the budget proposed for 2026-27 and Scottish Spending Review

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Teresa Medhurst
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Prison Service
• Heather Duncan
  Interim Finance Director
  Scottish Prison Service

and then from:

• Stephen McGowan
  Legal Director
  Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
• Marlene Anderson
  Director of Finance, Procurement and Estates
  Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
• Malcolm Graham
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

3. Reflections on the budget proposed for 2026-27 and Scottish Spending Review

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.