Minutes: 24 January 2024

1. Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took 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;

and then from—

Tony Lenehan KC, President of Faculty of Advocates Criminal Bar Association;

Sheila Webster, President and Alan McCreadie, Head of Research and Secretary to the Society’s Criminal Law Committee, Law Society of Scotland;

Simon Di Rollo KC.

2. Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee agreed to defer consideration of the evidence heard under agenda item 1 to a future meeting.