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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 24 November 2024
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Criminal Justice Committee

Criminal Justice (Scottish Government Priorities)

Meeting date: 1 September 2021

Audrey Nicoll

We will leave that just now, then, if that is okay. I am sorry—I misunderstood. I thought that you wanted to come in on that particular topic. Ms McNeill is next.

Criminal Justice Committee

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Meeting date: 1 September 2021

Audrey Nicoll

Are members content to delegate to me the publication of a short report that summarises the outcome of our deliberations on the LCM?

Members indicated agreement.

Criminal Justice Committee

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Meeting date: 1 September 2021

Audrey Nicoll

The issue will now move to the chamber for all members to decide on the basis of our report.

Criminal Justice Committee

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Meeting date: 1 September 2021

Audrey Nicoll

Once we have that information and clarification back, do we have a broad timescale for the next stage?

Criminal Justice Committee

Criminal Justice (Scottish Government Priorities)

Meeting date: 1 September 2021

Audrey Nicoll

Thank you. We move on to questions. We have an informal running order, but there is quite a lot that we would like to get through this morning.

Criminal Justice Committee

Criminal Justice (Scottish Government Priorities)

Meeting date: 1 September 2021

Audrey Nicoll

Ms Clark, would you like to pick up the questions from there?

Criminal Justice Committee

Criminal Justice (Scottish Government Priorities)

Meeting date: 1 September 2021

Audrey Nicoll

We are aware that there is on-going legal action, so we should not discuss the specifics of the case, but I am comfortable with members asking questions on wider issues that arise from it.

Criminal Justice Committee

Criminal Justice (Scottish Government Priorities)

Meeting date: 1 September 2021

Audrey Nicoll

I can bring you back in.

Criminal Justice Committee

Criminal Justice (Scottish Government Priorities)

Meeting date: 1 September 2021

Audrey Nicoll

With regard to the proposed consultation on the health and wellbeing strategy for prisons, we had, as we have mentioned, an interesting visit last week to HMP Edinburgh, where we had discussions about the profile of the population that is cared for there. I found the discussion really interesting and extremely insightful. I am also interested to hear about how we care for people who are in police custody. Are there approaches that are based on human rights and are holistic, and which might use the opportunity of a person being in police custody to implement a wraparound rapid crisis response in order to turn a negative experience into a positive one? Do you have any plans to extend health and wellbeing strategies in prisons to police custody settings?

Criminal Justice Committee

Criminal Justice (Scottish Government Priorities)

Meeting date: 1 September 2021

Audrey Nicoll

It is great to hear that, and I acknowledge what is being done. It is important that we recognise that. I have a final question on the role of the third sector in that big piece of work. We should make sure that we support the third sector, as we all know about the amazing and vital contribution that it makes. Will consideration be given to making sufficient funding and support available for the third sector, particularly as we come out of Covid?