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Chamber and committees

Criminal Justice Committee


Agenda: 01 May 2024

Wednesday, 01 May 2024

Start time: 10:00am
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Agenda items:

  1. 16th Meeting of the Criminal Justice Committee in 2024: Joint meeting with the Health Social Care and Sport Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on tackling drug deaths and drug harm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


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
  • Dr Emma Fletcher, Director of NHS Tayside Public Health and Chair of Dundee Alcohol and Drug Partnership
  • Justina Murray, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs

Followed by:

  • Christina McKelvie, Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy, Scottish Government
  • Michael Crook, Drug Policy Team Leader, Harm Reduction Team, Scottish Government
  • Alison Crocket, Unit Head, Whole Systems Unit, Drugs Policy Division, Scottish Government
  • Dr Saket Priyadarshi, Associate Medical Director, Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Paper 1 - Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm Note by the Clerk  (456KB, pdf) posted 26 April 2024

CJ/S6/24/16/2(P) (Private Paper)


3. Tackling drug deaths and drug harm:

The Committees will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and consider next steps.

CJ/S6/24/16/3(P) (Private Paper)