Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 8 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the— Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources - Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2018 [draft]; Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Equipment Interference – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2018 [draft]; Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Surveillance and Property Interference – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2018 [draft]; from— Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Graeme Waugh, Defence, Security and Cyber Resilience Division, and Lauri Mitchell, Directorate for Legal Services, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Michael Matheson (Cabinet Secretary for Justice) to move— S5M-09720—That the Justice Committee recommends that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources - Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2018 [draft] be approved; S5M-09722—That the Justice Committee recommends that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Equipment Interference – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2018 [draft] be approved; S5M-09725—That the Justice Committee recommends that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Surveillance and Property Interference – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2018 [draft] be approved. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/435); Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 (Relevant Third Party) Order 2017 (SSI 2017/461). 5. Defamation: The Committee will receive a briefing from— Lord Pentland, Chairman, and Graham McGlashan, Project Manager and Solicitor, Scottish Law Commission. 6. Policing in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from- Deputy Chief Constable Designate Iain Livingstone QPM, Police Scotland; Professor Susan Deacon CBE, Chair, Scottish Police Authority. 7. Justice Sub-Committee on Policing: The Committee will consider at report back from the Sub-Committee meeting on 18 January 2018. 8. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.