Criminal Justice Committee
40th Meeting, 2024
The Committee took evidence on the Electronic Monitoring (Use of Devices and Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] and the Electronic Monitoring (Approved Devices) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/354) from—
Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and Graham Robertson, Head of Public Protection Unit, Scottish Government.
Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) moved—
S6M-15677—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Electronic Monitoring (Use of Devices and Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
The Committee considered the following negative instrument—
Electronic Monitoring (Approved Devices) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/354)
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.
The Committee took evidence on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 [draft] from—
Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and Louise Miller, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.
Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) moved—
S6M-15515—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
The Committee considered its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. The Committee agreed an initial programme of witnesses to invite to give oral evidence.
The Committee considered its work programme.