Justice Committee

Convener

*Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con)

Deputy convener

*Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)

Committee members

*George Adam (Paisley) (SNP)

*Maurice Corry (West Scotland) (Con)

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

*Jenny Gilruth (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) (SNP)

*Mairi Gougeon (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP)

*Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)

*Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)

Ben Macpherson (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (SNP)

*Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD)

Committee substitutes

Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Con)

Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green)

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP)

Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD)

The following also participated:

Campbell Deane (Bannatyne Kirkwood France & Co)

Rosalind McInnes (BBC)

John Paul Sheridan (Law Society of Scotland)

Gavin Sutter (Queen Mary University of London)

Nik Williams (Scottish PEN)

Clerk to the committee

Stephen Imrie

Gael Scott