Full agenda and available meeting papers

11th Meeting, 2023

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, Criminal Justice Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee Joint Meeting

Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Session: 6
Location: T4.60 CR6 The Livingstone Room
Start time: 10:00am

1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committees will decide whether to take item 3 in private.

2 Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use:

The Committees will take evidence from—

Witnesses

Liz Nolan, Deputy Director Operations, Aberlour

Karen Reynolds, Service Manager, Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drugs Partnership

Kirsten Horsburgh, Director of Operations, Scottish Drugs Forum

Justina Murray, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs

Angela Constance, Minister for Drugs Policy, Scottish Government

Orlando Heijmer-Mason, Head of Drugs Policy Division, Scottish Government

Maggie Page, Unit Head, National Mission on Drugs, Scottish Government

Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk (193KB, pdf) posted 16 March 2023

Paper 2 - Written Submissions (963KB, pdf) posted 17 March 2023

HSCS/S6/23/11/3(P) (Private Paper)

3 Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use:

The Committees will consider the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 2.