Criminal Justice Committee
Minutes: 22 June 2022
Wednesday, 22 June 2022
21st Meeting, 2022
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private and any subsequent consideration of progress made on implementing the Committee’s recommendations in its report on the priorities for the criminal justice sector in Scotland, in private, at future meetings.
2. Police numbers and the potential impact of new pension arrangements:
The Committee considered correspondence received from Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Federation. The Committee agreed to respond to Police Scotland and to write to the Scottish Police Authority.
3. Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan (In Private):
The Committee considered progress on implementing the recommendations in the Committee’s report on the priorities for the criminal justice sector in Scotland. The Committee agreed to seek further information from a range of bodies.
4. Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered correspondence from the Faculty of Advocates and agreed to respond. The Committee also agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans on the issue of fees for accessing court papers and agreed to undertake visits to Stop it Now! Scotland and the Wise Group later in the year.