Meeting Agenda
22nd Meeting, 2023
Social Justice and Social Security Committee, Criminal Justice Committee and Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Joint Meeting
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Session: 6
Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
Start time: 09:15am
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committees will decide whether to take item 3 in private.
2 Tackling drug deaths and drug harm:
The Committees will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Kirsten Horsburgh, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Drugs Forum
Wez Steele, Training and Development Officer, Scottish Drugs Forum
Tracey McFall, Chairperson, Scottish Recovery Consortium
Simon Rayner, Service Lead, Aberdeen Alcohol and Drug Partnership
Elena Whitham, Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy, Scottish Government
Orlando Heijmer- Mason, Head of Drugs Policy Division, Scottish Government
Michael Crook, Drug Policy Team Leader, Harm Reduction Team, Scottish Government
Paper 1 - Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm Note by the Clerk
SJSS/S6/23/22/3(P) (Private Paper)
3 Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use:
The Committees will consider the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 2.