Full agenda and available meeting papers

22nd Meeting, 2023

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

Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Session: 6
Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
Start time: 09:15am

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

Wez Steele, Training and Development Officer, Scottish Drugs Forum

Tracey McFall, Chairperson, Scottish Recovery Consortium

Simon Rayner, Service Lead, Aberdeen Alcohol and Drug Partnership 

Elena Whitham, Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy, Scottish Government

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

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

Paper 1 - Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm Note by the Clerk

SJSS/S6/23/22/3(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.