Minutes: 13 November 2024

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

34th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:31am

End time: 12:58pm

Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room

Published: Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Committee Member attendees:

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.

2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny:

The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and Don McGillivray, Director of Safer Communities, Scottish Government.

3. Prospective Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee considered a note by the clerk.

4. Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Annual Report 2024:

The Committee took evidence from—

Dr Brian Plastow, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner.

5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

6. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered its work programme. The Committee agreed to write to Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority regarding Police Scotland’s review of their policy and practice for the identification and recording of sex and gender.