Criminal Justice Committee
Minutes: 23 November 2022
Wednesday, 23 November 2022
29th Meeting, 2022
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 7 in private.
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny:
The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, Neil Rennick, Director of Justice and Donald McGillivray, Director of Safer Communities, Scottish Government.
3. Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2022 [draft] from—
Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, Walter Drummond-Murray, Head of Civil Courts, Inquiries, Private & International Law and Emma Thomson, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.
4. Subordinate legislation:
Keith Brown (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans) moved—
S6M-06291—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2022 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Anil Gupta, Chief Officer, Communities, COSLA;
Lynsey Smith, Chair of the Justice Standing Committee, Social Work Scotland;
Kate Ramsden, National Executive Member, UNISON Scotland.
6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
7. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.