Criminal Justice Committee
Agenda: 26 October 2022
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
26th Meeting, 2022
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private. The Committee will also decide whether consideration of the oral evidence heard and draft letter on its pre-budget scrutiny should be taken in private at future meetings.
2. Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020 (Code of Practice) (Appointed Day) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 [draft] from—
- Keith Brown
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans
Scottish Government - Elaine Hamilton
Forensics Policy Team Leader, Police: Workforce, Equality and Forensics
Scottish Government - David Scott
Policy Manager, Police: Workforce, Equality and Forensics
Scottish Government
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Paper 1 - Subordinate Legislation (231KB, pdf) posted 21 October 2022
3. Subordinate legislation
Keith Brown (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans) to move—
S6M-05906—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020 (Code of Practice) (Appointed Day) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.
4. Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (Membership) Modification Order 2022 (SSI 2022/268)
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Paper 2 - Subordinate Legislation (161KB, pdf) posted 21 October 2022
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
- Lynn Brown
Chief Executive
Scottish Police Authority - David Page
Deputy Chief Officer
Police Scotland - James Gray
Chief Financial Officer
Police Scotland - Ross Haggart
Interim Chief Officer
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - Stuart Stevens
Interim Deputy Chief Officer
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - John Thomson
Acting Director of Finance and Procurement
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Paper 3 - Pre-Budget Scrutiny Written Submissions (497KB, pdf) posted 21 October 2022
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
6. Correspondence
The Committee will consider recent correspondence.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Paper 5 - Recent correspondence (771KB, pdf) posted 21 October 2022
7. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.