Meeting description: The Member attended in the capacity of her role as the justice spokesperson for the Scottish Labour Party and as a member of the criminal justice committee. The Member was provided a tour of the office including the remote evidence suites. We discussed the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill high remand figures and our organisation's key concerns with the bill. Our key concerns are; the removal of Section 23D from the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 Early Release Powers and serious violent and sexual offenders being released on bail. We also discussed the court backlogs and different ways this could be addressed particularly the summary case management pilot.
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