Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Kenny Donnelly, Procurator Fiscal, High Court, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service; Dorothy Bain QC, Faculty of Advocates; Grazia Robertson, Criminal Law Committee, Law Society of Scotland; Euan McIlvride, Casework Team, Miscarriages of Justice Organisation Scotland; and then from— Detective Chief Inspector Graeme Lannigan, Public Protection Specialist Crime Division, Police Scotland; Kate Rocks, Head of Public Protection and Children's Services, East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership, representing Social Work Scotland. 3. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instrument proposals— The Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018; The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018; The European Institutions and Consular Protection (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. 4. Proposed Family Law (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider whether to commission external research for its scrutiny of the proposed Bill at Stage 1.