Criminal Justice Committee

Scotland has the highest drug death rate in Europe. What bold action is needed to tackle this crisis - and end the stigma? with @StirUni, @Audrey4ASNK, Kirsten Horsburgh, @CatrionaMath and Patricia Tracey 🎟️ Book your tickets now: ow.ly/vgwV50WjB0C #FoP2025

The Lord Advocate has written to the Committee following our recent evidence session on non-fatal strangulation. Read here: ow.ly/6Oo050WmeK0

Today 15/7 we launch our call for views on the Prevention of Domestic Abuse (S) Bill, introduced by @PamGosalMSP. Give us your views on the Bill here ow.ly/91Hz50WpIOF. The deadline for submissions is Mon 15 Sept 2025. See our news release ow.ly/RkYN50WpIPJ

Today Cab Sec @GillianMSP has responded to our report on the 2022/23 and 2023/24 audits of @WICScotland, acknowledging: - sponsorship was not robust enough - more proactive scrutiny was required - CEO settlement did not follow due process Full letter 👉 ow.ly/WAez50WohjB

The Committee has received a series of updates on the judicial and policing cooperation with the EU following Brexit. You can read them here under correspondence: ow.ly/XRuQ50WmeJu

. @scottishprisons has provided further information for our inquiry into tackling the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons. Read here: ow.ly/wCOy50WmeJ7

The Scottish Government has written to the Committee with an update on the provision of secure case places in Scotland. Read here: ow.ly/cwVO50WmeI4

Today 7/7 we launch our call for views on our 2026/27 pre-budget scrutiny. How should bodies like the police, fire service, prisons, the courts etc be funded for the coming year? Give us your views: ow.ly/eN3u50Wlu7n. Deadline for submissions is Tuesday 9 Sept 2025

We received an update from the Cabinet Secretary @ScotGovJustice on the efforts to quash convictions in the Post Office Horizon cases. ✉️Read here: ow.ly/qs4e50WkWgC

A cross-committee call for views to support @ScotParl's forthcoming scrutiny of the draft Climate Change Plan has launched. News release👉ow.ly/MYBt50WhjzF Share your views by 19 September👉 ow.ly/gNcn50WhjAq Here's @1edmountain, @SP_NetZero's Convener with more👇

Today 30/6 we launch our call for views on our scrutiny of the Prostitution (Offences & Support) Bill, introduced by @AshReganMSP. Give us your views on the Bill here ow.ly/QHQ650WiawQ. Deadline for submissions is Fri 5 Sept. See our news release: ow.ly/1Lml50WiaxI

Join us on #SPTV at 09:30 am when we will take oral evidence from @PamGosalMSP on the #PreventionOfDomesticAbuseBill, and then from @AshReganMSP on the #ProstitutionOffencesAndSupportBill: 📺ow.ly/j6cr50WeMXP

2/2: We will begin our consideration of both these bills by hearing separately from @PamGosalMSP and @AshReganMSP at our meeting on Wed 25 June at 9:30 am. See our agenda and papers: ow.ly/jwHY50WeAUy and watch live that morning on #SPTV: ow.ly/N1qQ50WeAVB

1/2: @ScotGovJustice Minister Siobhian Brown has written to us today 23 June, setting out the Scottish Government’s approach to our Stage 1 scrutiny of @PamGosalMSP #PreventionOfDomesticAbuseBill and @AshReganMSP #ProstitutionOffencesAndSupportBill: ow.ly/F5Pr50WeAQL

Thanks to @scottishprisons for hosting us at HMP Edinburgh today as part of the committee’s inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons. We learned a lot. @Audrey4ASNK @LiamKerrMSP @SharonDowey_ @RonaMackaySNP @pauline4glasgow @KatySClark @BenMacpherson

MSPs from the Criminal Justice, Health and Social Justice committees visited The Thistle Centre in Glasgow today to see the safer drug consumption facility. Our thanks to the staff involved”. @PaulJSweeney @SharonDowey_ @CStevensonSNP @GlasgowCityADP @SP_HSCS @SP_SJSS

This week @SRConsortium told us of the impact of substance misuse in prisons and how prisoners and their families feel there is a lack of care and support for those facing this harm. Respond to our call for views: ow.ly/YXns50W4aAO Watch: ow.ly/tvWj50W4a7b

Join us at 10am on #SPTV when we will continue taking evidence into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons with @AidnAbet_Scot, @FamiliesOutside, @nhsfife addiction services, @siscorecovery & @SRConsortium 📺ow.ly/xgJa50W2qSs

On Wed 4/6 we will continue taking evidence into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons with @AidnAbet_Scot, @FamiliesOutside, @nhsfife addiction services, @siscorecovery & @SRConsortium. See more details here: ow.ly/Jlaa50W2qMe

This week we began the evidence sessions of our inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons. Kirsten Horsburgh of the Scottish Drugs Forum told us of the barriers to support and treatment prisoners who use face. Watch in full: ow.ly/AMx150W0Obv