Criminal Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Emergency release of prisoners and other key challenges in Scotland’s prisons: The Committee will take evidence from— Professor Sarah Armstrong, Professor of Criminology, University of Glasgow; Kate Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, Victim Support Scotland; Lynsey Smith, Chair of the Justice Standing Committee, Social Work Scotland; and then from— Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland; Phil Fairlie, Deputy General Secretary, Prison Officers Association Scotland; Paula Arnold, Governor, HMP and YOI Stirling, Vice Chair, Prison Governors Association (Scotland); Ian Bryce, Legal Vice Chair, Parole Board for Scotland. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Sheriff (Removal from Office) Order 2024 (SSI 2024/148) 4. Emergency release of prisoners and other key challenges in Scotland’s prisons: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.