Full agenda and available meeting papers

14th Meeting, 2024

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

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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 Tackling drug deaths and drug harm:

The Committees will take evidence from—

Witnesses

Kirsten Horsburgh, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Drugs Forum

Dr Emma Fletcher, Director of NHS Tayside Public Health and Chair of Dundee Alcohol and Drug Partnership

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

Christina McKelvie, Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy, Scottish Government

Michael Crook, Drug Policy Team Leader, Harm Reduction Team, Scottish Government

Alison Crocket, Unit Head, Whole Systems Unit, Drugs Policy Division, Scottish Government

Dr Saket Priyadarshi, Associate Medical Director, Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Paper 1 - Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm Note by the Clerk  (456KB, pdf) posted 26 April 2024

HSCS/S6/24/14/2(P) (Private Paper)

3 Tackling drug deaths and drug harm:

The Committees will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and consider next steps.

HSCS/S6/24/14/3(P) (Private Paper)