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Criminal Justice Committee
Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
Meeting date: 20 April 2022
Audrey Nicoll
A very good morning, everybody, and welcome back from the Easter recess to the 14th meeting in 2022 of the Criminal Justice Committee. We have received no apologies. Katy Clark joins us online.
Our main item of business today is consideration of the responses from different organisations and individuals to our report on priorities for the justice sector in this parliamentary session. I refer members to papers 1 and 2.
Members will see that we have received responses from the Scottish Government and various other bodies. We have also received a further response from one of the survivors of rape and sexual offences whom we had the privilege of meeting recently. That person has made a specific request about fees for accessing court records, which I would like to come back to.
Do members wish to make any comments on the responses that are set out in paper 1 before I turn to paper 2 and the progress report on delivery, which is a consolidated action plan in table format?
Criminal Justice Committee
Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
Meeting date: 20 April 2022
Audrey Nicoll
On you go.
Criminal Justice Committee
Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
Meeting date: 20 April 2022
Audrey Nicoll
Thank you—that is helpful.
Criminal Justice Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: 20 April 2022
Audrey Nicoll
No—just the first instrument. Are members content?
Members indicated agreement.
Criminal Justice Committee
Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
Meeting date: 20 April 2022
Audrey Nicoll
We need to keep that issue open. That is fine.
We move on to page 12, which covers “Long-term actions”. Again, I refer back to the recent chamber debate. It might be relevant to include some of the updates from that in the table.
On trauma training, I noted the update in Police Scotland’s submission on that issue. I think that the training is being delivered by NHS Education for Scotland, which I was pleased to see.
We move on to page 13. Jamie Greene has a point and then Russell Findlay can come in.
Criminal Justice Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: 20 April 2022
Audrey Nicoll
Could the clerk come in to clarify that?
Criminal Justice Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: 20 April 2022
Audrey Nicoll
That completes our consideration of the Scottish statutory instruments before us, and that concludes the public part of our meeting.
11:51 Meeting continued in private until 13:10.Criminal Justice Committee
Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
Meeting date: 20 April 2022
Audrey Nicoll
Thank you. Finally, does anyone have any points to make about the section on legal aid?
Criminal Justice Committee
Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
Meeting date: 20 April 2022
Audrey Nicoll
Okay. I do not have an issue with that. It is one of the more pressing issues that we have a constant interest in monitoring, so I am quite happy that we go back to ask for some clarity around that.
We will move on to page 10, if everybody is happy with page 9.
Criminal Justice Committee
Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
Meeting date: 20 April 2022
Audrey Nicoll
Yes—I thought that that would be the easiest approach.
