Committee
Criminal Justice Committee 25 February 2026 [Draft]
25 Feb 2026 · S6 · Criminal Justice Committee
Item of business
Subordinate Legislation
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Domestic Homicide and Suicide Reviews) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 [draft]
Our final item of business is an evidence session on an affirmative instrument. In addition to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, I welcome Mary Hill, criminal justice reform unit, and Louise Miller, solicitor in the legal directorate, both at the Scottish Government.I refer members to paper 5. I intend to allow up to 20 minutes for this item. I invite the cabinet secretary to make some opening remarks on the SSI.
In the same item of business
The Convener
SNP
Our final item of business is an evidence session on an affirmative instrument. In addition to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, I welcome ...
Angela Constance
SNP
:The affirmative instrument makes the necessary changes to secondary legislation made under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 to allow information abo...
The Convener
SNP
As there are no questions, our next item of business is to consider the motion to approve the affirmative SSI on which we have just taken evidence. I remind ...
The Convener
SNP
Are members content to delegate responsibility to me and the clerks to approve a short factual report to the Parliament on the affirmative instrument?Members...
The Convener
SNP
The report will be published shortly.That brings us to the end of today’s meeting. I thank the cabinet secretary and her officials for attending.Meeting clos...