Minutes: 23 February 2022

Wednesday, 23 February 2022

7th Meeting, 2022

Start time: 10:02am

End time: 01:08pm

Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room

Published: Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private. The Committee also agreed that consideration of the oral evidence heard and draft reports on, the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill, should be taken in private at future meetings.

2. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Kate Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, Victim Support Scotland;

Dr Marsha Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Women's Aid;

and then from—

Emma Jardine, Policy and Public Affairs Adviser, Howard League Scotland;

Allister Purdie, Interim Director of Operations and Teresa Medhurst,Interim Chief Executive, Scottish Prison Service .

3. Photocopying of prisoners’ mail:

The Committee considered further correspondence on the change to prison rules which allow for the photocopying of prisoners' mail.

4. Review of Evidence (in private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.