The Scottish Parliament: - Committees

The remit of the committee is to consider and report on (a) the administration of criminal and civil justice, community safety, and other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and (b) the functions of the Lord Advocate, other than as head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland.

Membership

Bill Aitken (Convener)
Bill Butler (Deputy Convener)
Robert Brown
Angela Constance

Cathie Craigie
Nigel Don
James Kelly
Stewart Maxwell

For further information on the Committee's current and past membership including substitutes, follow this link. Information on how to contact the Justice Committee can be found on the Contact Details page.

Current Business
Work Programme - Please follow the link to the Committee's provisional work programme. Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill The Committee has completed Stage 1 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill which has over 80 provisions covering three main purposes: sentencing, criminal procedure and licensing. Amendments may now be lodged for consideration at Stage 2. The Committee has issued a call for evidence on Stage 2 amendments. Further information on the Committee's scrutiny of the Bill can be found on the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill Committee page. Legal Services (Scotland) Bill The Committee has been designated as the lead committee at Stage 1 of the Legal Services (Scotland) Bill. Further information on the Committee's scrutiny of the Bill can be found on the Legal Services (Scotland) Bill Committee page. Further information can be found on the Current Business page.

Committee Meetings
View live committee meetings or view archived committee meetings Next Meeting: Last Meeting: 9th Meeting, Wednesday 10 March 2010 Papers 9 (68KB pdf first posted 05.03.2010) Minute of Proceedings of Meeting 10 March 2010 Previous Meetings

Committee Reports
Recent Committee Reports: 5 February 2010 3rd Report 2010: The decision on Abdelbaset al-Megrahi 4 February 2010 2nd Report 2010: Legislative consent memorandum on the Crime and Security Bill (LCM(S3) 27.1) 28 January 2010 1st Report 2010: Legislative consent memorandum on the Bribery Bill (LCM(S3)26.1) 4 December Report to the Finance Committee on the Draft Budget 2010-11 25 November 20th Report 2009: Draft Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) (No.3) Order 2009 18 November 19th Report 2009: The Justice of the Peace Courts (Sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway) etc Order 2009 (SSI 2009/332) Previous Reports