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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 15 August 2025
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Criminal Justice Committee

Deaths in Prison Custody

Meeting date: 20 September 2023

Rona Mackay

Good morning. I am trying to establish the process of the group. You say that there has been reluctance to accept some of the findings of the report. How often, if at all, did all parties meet round the table to discuss issues, and why did you get the impression that there was resistance?

Criminal Justice Committee

Deaths in Prison Custody

Meeting date: 20 September 2023

Rona Mackay

On average, how many times a year do you have those meetings to get together and look at the data?

Criminal Justice Committee

Deaths in Prison Custody

Meeting date: 20 September 2023

Rona Mackay

Could you have set a timeline or deadline for any of the implementation? Would it be within your remit to do that?

Criminal Justice Committee

Deaths in Prison Custody

Meeting date: 20 September 2023

Rona Mackay

It seems that there are a lot of working groups. Is there a lack of communication? Is the structure too layered, so that people are off in their own silos doing stuff but nothing is actually being done? How do you feel about that as the chair? Has your position been undermined by the delays?

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

It is a supplementary to Russell’s line of questioning, and it is probably for Mr Page.

You talked about probationer recruitment numbers. What are the current recruitment numbers in the police, and how is that balanced against the number of police that you are predicted to lose?

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

I have a few more questions, but I will leave it there.

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

Well, I just wanted to ask Stephen McGowan about the part of the Crown Office submission that talks about

“the Appeal Court ... considering the scope of the law of evidence in sexual offences”,

and how that could lead to a significant increase. Are you saying that more staff will be needed for that?

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Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

Stephen, is that the same for you in relation to trainees and new skills?

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

I am sorry to interrupt—where are we with that, then? Ten years seems like a long time.

Criminal Justice Committee

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Rona Mackay

Thanks. Mr Page, you talk about your reform budget. What is that exactly—what does that mean?