Justice Committee

1. Declaration of interests: James Kelly will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 8 and 9 in private.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Tribunals (Listed Tribunals) Regulations 2019 [draft] from—
Ash Denham, Minister for Community Safety, Lauren Keillor, Courts and Tribunals Policy Officer, and Heather McClure, Lawyer, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation: Ash Denham (Minister for Community Safety) to move—

S5M-18220—That the Justice Committee recommends that the Scottish Tribunals (Listed Tribunals) Regulations 2019 [draft] be approved.

5. Pre-budget scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s 2020/21 budget: The Committee will take evidence from—
Stephen Sandham, Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, HM Inspectorate of Prisons Scotland;
Phil Fairlie, Scottish National Chairman, Prison Officers Association Scotland;
and then from—
Professor Nancy Loucks, Chief Executive, Families Outside;
Tom Halpin, Chief Executive, SACRO;
Alastair Muir, Deputy Director & Chief Inspector, Violence Reduction Unit;
Sean Duffy, Chief Executive Officer, The Wise Group.

6. Justice Sub-Committee on Policing: The Committee will consider a report back from the Sub-Committee meeting held on 12 September 2019.

7. Membership of the Sub-Committee on Policing: The Committee will discuss a proposal for new members.

8. Children (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.

9. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.

Proposed future business

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee by email to Justicecommittee@parliament.scot or ring 0131 348 5195