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Criminal Justice Committee


Agenda: 10 September 2025

Wednesday, 10 September 2025

22nd Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Agenda items:

  1. Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons
  2. Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons (in private)
  3. Work programme (in private)

Agenda published: Friday, 05 September 2025 03:36pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Phil Fairlie
    Assistant General Secretary
    Prison Officers Association (Scotland)
  • John Cairney
    Scottish National Committee Chair
    Prison Officers Association (Scotland)
  • and then from:

  • Dr Victoria Marland
    Lead researcher for Scottish Prison Service research project
    Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science
  • Detective Chief Superintendent Raymond Higgins
    Police Scotland
  • Jim Smith
    Head of Operations and Public Protection
    Scottish Prison Service
  • Gillian Walker
    Governor in Charge HMP Shotts
    Scottish Prison Service

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


2. Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.


3. Work programme (in private)

The Committee will consider its work programme and will further consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill and the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


Official Report

The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.

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