Criminal Justice Committee
Agenda: 24 January 2024
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
4th Meeting, 2024
Start time: 09:30am
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Agenda items: Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Agenda published: Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will take evidence on parts 5 and 6 of the Bill at Stage 1 from—
- Professor James Chalmers
Regius Professor of Law, School of Law
University of Glasgow - Professor Vanessa Munro
Professor of Law, Law School
University of Warwick - Professor Cheryl Thomas KC
Co-Director of the UCL Judicial Institute
University College London - Tony Lenehan KC
President of Faculty of Advocates Criminal Bar Association - Sheila Webster
President
Law Society of Scotland - Alan McCreadie
Head of Research and Secretary to the Society’s Criminal Law Committee
Law Society of Scotland - Simon Di Rollo KC
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Paper 1 - VWJR Bill Note by the Clerk (662KB, pdf) posted 19 January 2024
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
2. Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.
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