Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 8 in private.

2. Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Patrick Down, Criminal Law & Practice Team Leader, Anne Cook, Head of Social Housing Services, Katherine Mcgarvey, Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, and Rachel Nicholson, Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

3. Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill 2019-21 (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S5)48 from—
Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Graeme Waugh, Defence, Security & Cyber Resilience (DSCR), and Douglas Kerr, Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

4. Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill 2019-21 (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Justice (LCM(S5)48).

5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Prescription of Offices, etc, and Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 (SSI 2020/361) The Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Specification of Persons) Amendment Order 2020 (SSI 2020/365)

6. Justice Sub-Committee on Policing: The Committee will consider a report back from the Sub-Committee meeting held on 7 December 2020.

7. Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

8. Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill 2019-21 (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.