Justice Committee - 5 February 2019
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 05/02/2019

The Committee will meet at 10:00 am in the Mary Fairfax Somerville Room (CR2)
1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private. The Committee will also decide whether its consideration of a draft report on post-legislative scrutiny of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 should be taken in private today and at future meetings.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/6).

3. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: The Committee will consider whether the following instrument has been laid under the appropriate procedure—
Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family, Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples)) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019 [draft].

4. Public petitions: The Committee will consider the following petitions—
PE1458 by Peter Cherbi on a register of interests for members of Scotland’s judiciary; PE1633 by Bill Alexander on private criminal prosecution in Scotland.

5. Justice Sub-Committee on Policing: The Committee will consider a report back from the Sub-Committee meeting held on 31 January 2019.

6. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012: The Committee will consider a draft report. 

7. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. 

Proposed future business
At its next meeting, on 19 February, the Committee expects to consider Scottish Statutory Instruments and to continue its consideration of a draft report on post-legislative scrutiny of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012. For further information, contact Stephen Imrie, the Clerk to the Committee on 0131 348 5195 or by email stephen.imrie@parliament.scot 


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