Criminal Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 7 and 8 in private. 2. Reflections on the budget proposed for 2026-27 and Scottish Spending Review: The Committee will take evidence from— Chief Constable Jo Farrell KPM, Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs, Professionalism and Enabling Services, and Sarah Roughead, Chief Financial Officer, Police Scotland. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Prisoners (Early Release) (Miscellaneous Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] from— Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Claire Martin, Prison Population Team Leader, and Ruth Swanson, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government. Linda Pollock, Deputy Chief Executive, Scottish Prison Service. 4. Subordinate legislation: Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) to move— S6M-20793—That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Prisoners (Early Release) (Miscellaneous Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved. 5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Police Service of Scotland (Vetting) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/46) Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/58) Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Duty to Notify) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/60) Parole Board (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2026 (SSI 2026/82) 6. State of the criminal justice system and challenges for session 7: The Committee will take evidence from— Robert Scott, Chief Inspector, HM Fire Service Inspectorate in Scotland; and then from— Laura Paton, Commissioner and Phillip Chapman, Director of Operations, Police Investigations & Review Commissioner. 7. Consideration of evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda items 2 and 6. 8. Annual report: The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026.