Criminal Justice Committee

1. Decisions on taking business in private The Committee will decide whether to take items 6 and 7 in private. 2. Ministerial briefing – evidence The Committee will take evidence from— Neil Gray Cabinet Secretary for Justice Scottish Government Catriona Dalrymple Director for Justice Scottish Government Donald McGillivray Director for Safer Communities Scottish Government 3. Prison operations – evidence The Committee will take evidence from— David Mackie Convener Howard League Scotland Linda Pollock Chief Executive Scottish Prison Service Jim Watson Chair Prison Experts Group 4. Remand and bail – evidence The Committee will take evidence from— Dr Hannah Graham Commissioner and Senior Lecturer in Criminology The Independent Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission Dr Cara Jardine Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research Tracey McFall Vice Chair Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum 5. Armed Forces Bill (UK Parliament legislation) – approach The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S7-3. 6. Review of evidence The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 7. Armed Forces Bill (UK Parliament legislation) - report The Committee will consider a draft report on supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S7-3.