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Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee


Agenda: 01 May 2024

Wednesday, 01 May 2024

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

  1. Joint meeting with the Health
  2. Social Care and Sport Committee and Criminal Justice Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

Full agenda and available meeting papers


13th Meeting, 2024

Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee Joint Meeting

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Session: 6
Location: T4.60 CR6 The Livingstone Room
Start time: 10:00am


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


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)

 

Official Report

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