Criminal Justice Committee
Agenda: 08 March 2023
Wednesday, 08 March 2023
8th Meeting, 2023
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.
2. Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) Order 2023 [draft] from—
- Keith Brown
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans
Scottish Government - Vivienne McColl
Policy Manager, International Justice Cooperation Unit
Scottish Government - Ruth Swanson
Legal Directorate
Scottish Government
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Paper 1 - Subordinate Legislation (157KB, pdf) posted 03 March 2023
3. Subordinate legislation
Keith Brown (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans) to move—
S6M-07936—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) Order 2023 [draft] be approved.
4. Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/39)
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Paper 2 - Subordinate Legislation (143KB, pdf) posted 03 March 2023
5. Post-legislative scrutiny review of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
The Committee will take evidence from—
- Dr Claire Houghton
Lecturer in Social Policy and Qualitative Research
University of Edinburgh - Professor Michele Burman
Professor of Criminology, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research
University of Glasgow - Amanda Masson
Partner
Harper Macleod LLP - Dr Marsha Scott
Chief Executive Officer
Scottish Women's Aid - Moira Price
National Procurator Fiscal for Domestic Abuse and Head of Victims and Witnesses Policy Team
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service - Craig Naylor
Chief Inspector
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland - Detective Chief Superintendent Sam Faulds
Head of Public Protection, Specialist Crime Division
Police Scotland
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Paper 3 - PLS Domestic Abuse Act 2018 (194KB, pdf) posted 03 March 2023
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
6. Post-legislative scrutiny review of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.