Criminal Justice Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on the Criminal Justice system in Scotland, including:
- Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
- Courts, including the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
- Prosecution and the work of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
- The Scottish Prison Service and community sentencing
Next meeting
Meeting details are not yet available. They will be published here in due course.
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Stephen Imrie, the Clerk for the committee.
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5973 Find out about call charges.
Email: [email protected]
X (previously known as Twitter): @SP_Justice
If you're appearing as a witness at a committee, take a look at our witness guide for more information.
Members
Members of the Criminal Justice Committee
Current Members
Audrey Nicoll
Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Constituency)
Russell Findlay
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Katy Clark
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Sharon Dowey
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Fulton MacGregor
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Coatbridge and Chryston (Constituency)
Rona Mackay
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Constituency)
Pauline McNeill
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
John Swinney
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Perthshire North (Constituency)
Substitute Members
Neil Bibby
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Jackie Dunbar
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Aberdeen Donside (Constituency)
Committee work
Current
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Criminal Justice Bill
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
Policing and mental health
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Priorities in the justice sector and an Action Plan
Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use
Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
Previous
Access to court transcripts for victims and survivors of rape and sexual offences
Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
Coronavirus Recovery and Reform (Scotland) Bill
Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) (Scotland) Order 2024
Dangerous Dogs (Designated Types) (Scotland) Order 2024
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Online Safety Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Public Order Bill
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Work programme
Future
The following has been agreed as the future work of the Committee. It will be updated on a regular basis. It is subject to change.
For further details or questions, please contact the clerks to the Committee.
Wednesday 8 May
- Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill - oral evidence session
Wednesday 15 May 2024
- Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill - oral evidence session
Wednesday 22 May 2024
- Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill - oral evidence session
Wednesday 29 May 2024
- Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill - oral evidence session
The Committee expects to be working on the following bills for the period to June 2024:
- Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
Correspondence
Committee correspondence
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill Stage 1
Letter from the Scottish Police Authority to the Convener, 1 May 2024
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs to the Convener, 1 May 2024
Follow Up Request Regarding Prison Population Pressures
Letter from the Prison Governors Association Scotland to the Convener, 30 April 2024
Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Criminal Justice Bill, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Reports
Committee reports
A report of the Criminal Justice Committee's consideration of a notification from the Scottish Government for a legislative consent memorandum for the Investigatory Powers Amendment Bill (UK Parliament legislation).
A report setting out the consideration of the Criminal Justice Committee to two affirmative instruments.
A report of the Criminal Justice Committee's consideration of a notification from the Scottish Government for a supplementary legislative consent memorandum for the Online Safety Bill (UK Parliament legislation).
Remit
To consider and report on matters relating to criminal justice falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, and functions of the Lord Advocate other than as head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland.