All meetings of the committee
2024 Meetings
This is all meetings of Criminal Justice Committee held in 2024. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.
26th Meeting
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Work programme
25th Meeting
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
24th Meeting
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
23rd Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Emergency release of prisoners and other key challenges in Scotland’s prisons
- Subordinate legislation
- Emergency release of prisoners and other key challenges in Scotland’s prisons
22nd Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Annual report
- Work programme
21st Meeting
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
20th Meeting
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
19th Meeting
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
18th Meeting
- Criminal Justice Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Criminal Justice Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Work programme
17th Meeting
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
16th Meeting
- Joint meeting with the Health
- Social Care and Sport Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on tackling drug deaths and drug harm
15th Meeting
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Subordinate legislation
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Work programme
14th Meeting
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Work programme
13th Meeting
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
12th Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
11th Meeting
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
10th Meeting
- Criminal Justice Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Subordinate legislation
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
9th Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
8th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
7th Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
6th Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
5th Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
4th Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
3rd Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Victims
- Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
2nd Meeting
- Management of transgender prisoners in Scotland
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
1st Meeting
- Improving the Management of Sexual Offence Cases
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
2023 Meetings
This is all meetings of Criminal Justice Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.
35th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Chief Constable Jo Farrell: vision and priorities for Police Scotland
- Chief Constable Jo Farrell: vision and priorities for Police Scotland
- Work programme
34th Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Victims
- Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
33rd Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
32nd Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
31st Meeting
- Deaths in custody
- Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
30th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland Thematic Review of Policing Mental Health in Scotland
- Victims
- Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland Thematic Review of Policing Mental Health in Scotland
29th Meeting
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
28th Meeting
- Joint meeting with the Health
- Social Care and Sport Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on tackling drug deaths and drug harm
27th Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Victims
- Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
26th Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Access to court transcripts
- Forensic pathology services
- Victims
- Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
25th Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Subordinate legislation
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
24th Meeting
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Victims
- Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Work programme
23rd Meeting
- Joint meeting with the Health
- Social Care and Sport Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on tackling drug deaths and drug harm
22nd Meeting
- Declaration of interests
- Decision on taking business in private
- Deaths in custody
- Post-legislative scrutiny review of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022
- Deaths in custody
- Police (Ethics
- Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
21st Meeting
- Declaration of interests
- Decision on taking business in private
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Pre-budget Scrutiny
20th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Responses to police officer and staff suicides
- Subordinate legislation
- Responses to police officer and staff suicides
- Tackling online child abuse
- grooming and exploitation
- Work programme
19th Meeting
- Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Online Safety Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Online Safety Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022
- Policing and mental health
18th Meeting
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
17th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Tackling online child abuse
- grooming and exploitation
- Access to court transcripts
- Tackling online child abuse
- grooming and exploitation
16th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
- Subordinate legislation
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Work programme
- Annual report
15th Meeting
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
14th Meeting
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
13th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
- Victims
- Witnesses
- and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
12th Meeting
- Responses to the Committee’s pre-budget scrutiny of the 2023/24 Budget
- Policing and mental health
- Post-legislative scrutiny of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
11th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
- Access to court transcripts
- Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
- Work programme
10th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
- Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
- Post-legislative scrutiny of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
9th Meeting
- Joint meeting with the Health
- Social Care and Sport Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use
8th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Post-legislative scrutiny review of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
- Post-legislative scrutiny review of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
7th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Scottish Mental Health Law Review
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 Implementation Timetable
- Scottish Mental Health Law Review
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
6th Meeting
- Transgender prisoners and Scottish prisons
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
- Policing and mental health
- Virtual trials
- Access to court transcripts
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
5th Meeting
- Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
- Subordinate legislation
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
- National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
4th Meeting
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
- Work programme
3rd Meeting
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
- National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
2nd Meeting
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
1st Meeting
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
- Public Order Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
- Virtual trials and charges for court transcripts
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
2022 Meetings
This is all meetings of Criminal Justice Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.
33rd Meeting
- National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
- Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
- National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
32nd Meeting
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
31st Meeting
- Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Policing and mental health
- Correspondence
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
30th Meeting
- Joint meeting with the Health
- Social Care and Sport Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use
29th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
28th Meeting
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
- Correspondence
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Work programme
27th Meeting
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Correspondence
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
26th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Correspondence
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
25th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Correspondence
- Policing and mental health
24th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
- National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
23rd Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Subordinate legislation
- Correspondence
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
22nd Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Subordinate legislation
- Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
- Work programme
21st Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Police numbers and the potential impact of new pension arrangements
- Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
- Work programme
20th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Draft Code of Practice
- Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Draft Code of Practice
- Annual report
- Business planning day
- Work programme
19th Meeting
- Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
- Online Safety Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Online Safety Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
18th Meeting
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
17th Meeting
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
16th Meeting
- Policing and mental health
- Tackling online child abuse
- grooming and exploitation
- Subordinate legislation
- Proposed Bail and Release from Custody Bill
- Work programme
15th Meeting
- Final report of the Misogyny and Criminal Justice in Scotland Working Group
- Subordinate legislation
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
14th Meeting
- Priorities in the justice sector and an Action Plan
- Subordinate legislation
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
13th Meeting
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
- Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
12th Meeting
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
- Review of evidence
- Work programme
- Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
11th Meeting
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
- Review of evidence
10th Meeting
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
- Subordinate legislation
- Review of evidence
- Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
9th Meeting
- Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
- Subordinate legislation
- Risk assessment in the justice system
- Review of evidence
8th Meeting
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
- Review of evidence
7th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
- Photocopying of prisoners’ mail
- Review of Evidence
6th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
- Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
- Review of evidence
5th Meeting
- Joint meeting with the Health
- Social Care and Sport Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use
4th Meeting
- Joint meeting with the Health
- Social Care and Sport Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use
3rd Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Public petitions
- Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Work programme
2nd Meeting
- Subordinate legislation
- Scottish Government response to the Committee’s pre-budget report
- Work programme
1st Meeting
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Work programme
2021 Meetings
This is all meetings of Criminal Justice Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.
15th Meeting
- What now for the prosecution of violence against women and girls?
- What now for the prosecution of violence against women and girls?
14th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- What now for the prosecution of violence against women and girls?
- Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and Judicial Review and Courts Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and Judicial Review and Courts Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- What now for the prosecution of violence against women and girls?
- Roundtable evidence sessions
13th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- What now for the prosecution of violence against women and girls and Roundtable evidence sessions
12th Meeting
- Roundtable evidence sessions
- Work programme
11th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Roundtable evidence sessions
10th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Work programme
9th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
8th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- The misuse of drugs and the criminal justice system
- Work programme
- The misuse of drugs and the criminal justice system
7th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Work programme
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
6th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Legal aid
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Post-legislative scrutiny - Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010
- Legal aid
5th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Priorities for domestic abuse, gendered-violence and sexual offences in session 6
- Victims’ rights and victim support
- Subordinate legislation
- Evidence Sessions
4th Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- Subordinate legislation
- Subordinate legislation
- Prisons and prison policy
- Reducing youth offending, offering community justice solutions and alternatives to custody
- Evidence Sessions
3rd Meeting
- Decision on taking business in private
- COVID and the justice sector
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- COVID and the justice sector
2nd Meeting
- Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Scottish Government priorities for the criminal justice remit in session 6
- Subordinate legislation
- Pre-Budget Scrutiny
- Decision on taking business in private
- Scottish Government priorities for the criminal justice remit in session 6
1st Meeting
- Declaration of interests
- Choice of Convener
- Choice of Deputy Convener
- Decision on taking business in private and Work programme