Criminal Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private, and any further consideration of a draft legacy report, in private at future meetings. 2. State of the criminal justice system and challenges for session 7: The Committee will take evidence from— Sara Snell, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, Stephen Sandham, Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Calum McCarthy, Inspector of Prisons, HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland; and then from— Craig Naylor, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland; Deborah O'Brien Demick, HM Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland, HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland; and then from— Dr Brian Plastow, Biometric Commissioner and Karen McBride, Subject Matter Expert, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner. 3. Public petitions: The Committee will consider the following petitions— [PE1370] Justice for Megrahi [PE1458] Register of Interests for members of Scotland's judiciary [PE2136] Make non-fatal strangulation a standalone criminal offence in Scotland 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Police Service of Scotland (Vetting) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/46) 5. Legacy report: The Committee will consider a draft legacy report.