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Justice Committee

Tuesday 24 January 2017 10:00 AM

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1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private and whether its consideration of a draft report on the legislative consent memorandum on the Criminal Finances Bill should be taken in private at a future meeting. 2. Demand-led policing - service of first and last resort: The Committee will take evidence, in round-table format, from— Amy Dalrymple, Head of Policy, Alzheimer Scotland; Cameron Black, Care Van and Care Shelter Manager, Bethany Christian Trust; Dr Peter Bennie, Chair of the Scottish Council, British Medical Association; Malcolm Graham, Assistant Chief Constable, Strategic Development, Police Scotland; David Liddell OBE, Director, Scottish Drugs Forum; Calum Steele, General Secretary, Scottish Police Federation; Bob Leslie, Chair of the Mental Health Sub-Group, Social Work Scotland. 3. Public petitions: The Committee will consider the following current petitions— PE1501 by Stuart Graham on public inquiries into self-inflicted and accidental deaths following suspicious death investigations; PE1567 by Donna O'Halloran on investigating unascertained deaths, suicides and fatal accidents in Scotland; J/S5/17/3/A PE1510 by Jody Curtis on the closure of police, fire and non-emergency service centres north of Dundee; PE1511 by Laura Ross on the decision made by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to close Inverness control room. 4. Justice Sub-Committee on Policing: The Committee will consider a report back from the Sub-Committee meeting on 12 January 2017. 5. Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider written evidence received and proposed witnesses for its scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. 6. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.

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