Justice Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Official Report 488KB pdf

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Decisions on Taking Business in Private

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome you all to this meeting of the Justice Committee. In particular, I welcome Mercy Nalusiba, who is an assistant editor of Hansard in the Parliament of Uganda. She is visiting our own official report for a few days and has asked to sit in on a committee meeting. We wish her a very successful stay in Scotland.

I remind everyone to switch off mobile phones. We have received no apologies for absence. The new Labour Party substitute, Claire Baker, is not planning to attend on behalf of Bill Butler during items on the Damages (Scotland) Bill but, of course, Mr Butler is in attendance.

We require to take two decisions on taking items of business in private. First, does the committee agree that any consideration of written and oral evidence on the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 should be taken in private at future meetings?

Members indicated agreement.

Secondly, does the committee agree that its consideration of the legislative competence of the Criminal Sentencing (Equity Fines) (Scotland) Bill and any consideration of a report on the issue should be taken in private at future meetings?

Members indicated agreement.