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Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting date: 22 February 2023
Audrey Nicoll
We have taken some notes on that, so we will come back to it.
Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting date: 22 February 2023
Audrey Nicoll
That is a fair point to raise. The action plan is almost a chronology of developments, so I am not overly worried about the fact that the sentence does not seem to fit—things fluctuate and change as time goes on. However, if you would prefer an update, that is absolutely fine.
Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting date: 22 February 2023
Audrey Nicoll
Does anyone else want to come in quickly?
Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting date: 22 February 2023
Audrey Nicoll
That is a helpful update. Thanks for that.
Before we conclude the item, I place on record the committee’s thanks to David Hamilton, chair of the Scottish Police Federation, for bringing the issue to our attention. As we know, David is moving on from that role, so on behalf of the committee, I wish him well in his future endeavours and whatever challenges he moves on to.
Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting date: 22 February 2023
Audrey Nicoll
Our next item is consideration of correspondence from the Lord Justice General, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service and the Scottish Government on virtual trials. I refer members to paper 5 and open it up to members for comment.
Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting date: 22 February 2023
Audrey Nicoll
Thank you very much. We will now move to questions. I intend to allow 45 minutes for members to ask questions.
Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting date: 22 February 2023
Audrey Nicoll
You are asking the same question. I ask you to ask another question.
Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting date: 22 February 2023
Audrey Nicoll
I will move things on, so that other members have the opportunity to ask questions. If we have time, I will come back to that issue.
Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting date: 22 February 2023
Audrey Nicoll
I will move on to questions from Collette Stevenson, and then I will bring in Katy Clark.
Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting date: 22 February 2023
Audrey Nicoll
Okay.
I have one final addition, at the end of page 7, under “Residential rehabilitation”. There was a recent statement on residential rehab by the Minister for Drugs Policy—back in January this year, I think—which provided an update about an £18 million commitment to develop stabilisation and crisis care services and align those with detox and rehabilitation. We could get more information on that from the Official Report.
Are there any more specific issues around prisons and prison reform?