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I would quite like to move things on, thank you.

I would like the session to run on a little bit to 11.40, so we have about seven minutes left. We will bring things to a close by looking at aspects of reform and different models for change.

I am afraid that time is against us. Mr Moir would like to come in, after which we will close this part of the meeting.

Good morning, and welcome to the sixth meeting of the Criminal Justice Committee. No apologies have been received.

The first agenda item is a decision on whether to take in private item 6, which is consideration of today’s evidence. Do we agree to take that item in private?

Members indicated agreement.

Our final item is post-legislative scrutiny of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010. I invite the committee to consider a letter that we received from the Public Audit Committee and I refer members to paper 6.

The Public Audit Committee’s predecessor committee carried out post-legislative scrutiny of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 and made a series of recommendations for the Scottish Government. It appeared to be frustrated with the pace of the Scottish Government’s response. The session 6 Public Audit Committee has brought the issue to the attention of a number of parliamentary committees, including us. We might want to consider whether there is any merit in repeating the post-legislative scrutiny exercise that was carried out by the session 5 Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee.

Does anybody want to raise any queries?

Oops—we seem to have a problem with Professor Burman. Hopefully, we will be able to come back to her later.

If no one else has any questions, I will bring in Mr Findlay to pick up on the earlier point about delays in criminal cases. Do you want to direct your question to a particular witness?

Thank you very much. At this point, I will try to bring in Professor Burman, who is now on the screen. Hopefully, we have managed to get you back, Professor Burman.

Katy Clark would like to come in. I will bring in Professor Chalmers after her. We will then move on to another area of questioning, on criminal courts and reform.

I will bring in Professor Chalmers first. I think that Professor Burman is only on audio at the moment. I might be wrong, but we can start with Professor Chalmers.

Thank you. I am interested in your thoughts on the priorities for a victims commissioner, which we have been discussing in a wider context. I will bring in Kate Wallace and Mary Glasgow on this follow-up question. What should the priorities be from the perspective of the journey through the criminal justice system, particularly in respect of the experiences of children and young people? What should the priorities be with regard to supporting children and young people, not only as they navigate the criminal justice system, but to ensure that they avoid the system in the first place?