Meetings of Committees
All meetings take place in the Scottish Parliament, unless otherwise specified. Contact details for Committee Clerks are provided at the end of the Bulletin.
Education and Culture Committee
16th Meeting, 2011
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2
1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
The Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (Listed Tribunals) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 (SSI 2011/405);
The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Prescribed Purposes for Consideration of Suitability) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/411).
2. Work programme (in private): The Committee will review its work programme.
Justice Committee
19th Meeting, 2011
The Committee will meet at 10.30 am in Committee Room 1
1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.
2. The Carloway Review: The Committee will take evidence from—
Maggie Scott QC, Chair, Justice Scottish Advisory Group;
Lily Greenan, Manager, Scottish Women’s Aid;
Kathleen Caskie, Business Implementation Manager, Victim Support Scotland.
3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will further consider the following instrument which is not subject to any parliamentary procedure—
Act of Sederunt (Contempt of Court in Civil Proceedings) 2011 (SSI 2011/388).
4. Commission on a UK Bill of Rights: The Committee will consider its response to the Commission’s consultation.
5. Female Offenders: The Committee will review its fact-finding visits to HMP and YOI Cornton Vale, HMP Edinburgh and the 218 Centre for Women offenders in Glasgow and consider any future work in relation to those visits.
6. The Carloway Review: The Committee will consider the evidence received on the Carloway Review.
Subordinate Legislation Committee
16th Meeting, 2011
The Committee will meet at 2.30 pm in Committee Room 6
1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private.
2. Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Nicola Sturgeon, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy, Donald Henderson, Head of Public Health Division, and Edythe Murie, Principal Legal Officer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.
3. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—
Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft];
Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 [draft];
Public Services Reform (Social Services Inspections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 [draft];
Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Excepted Services) Regulations 2012 [draft];
Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012 [draft].
4. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—
Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles (Prescribed Sums and Charges etc.) (Scotland) Revocation Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/428);
Confirmation to Small Estates (Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/435);
Prior Rights of Surviving Spouse and Civil Partner (Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/436).
5. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following—
Act of Adjournal (Amendment of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995) (Refixing diets) 2011 (SSI 2011/430).
6. Draft instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following—
Public Services Reform (Recovery of Expenses in respect of Inspection of Independent Further Education Colleges and English Language Schools) (Scotland) Order 2012 and Draft Explanatory Document (SG 2011/237).
7. Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.