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Next Meeting: 5th Meeting, Tuesday 16 March 2010

• Papers 5 (439KB pdf first posted 12.03.2010)

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

2. Post-legislative scrutiny: The Committee will take evidence on the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) ( Scotland ) Act 2003, in round-table discussions, from—

Shaun McNeil, Managing Director, Advocacy Matters (Greater Glasgow );

Stuart Lennox, Adult Protection Co-ordinator, Chair of ADSW Mental Health Sub-group of the Standing Committee on Community Care, Association of Directors Social Work;

Selwyn McCausland, National Participation Development Cordinator, Barnardo’s Scotland ;

Dr Donald Lyons, Director, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland ;

Dale Meller, Programme Manager – Mental Health & Race Equality Programm, NHS Health Scotland , Equalities and Planning Directorate;

Carolyn Roberts, Head of Policy and Campaigns, Scottish Association for Mental Health;

Hillary Campbell, Chief Executive, Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health;

Shaben Begum, Director, Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance .

Not before 11.30 am 

3. Female offenders in the criminal justice system report: The Committee will take evidence from—

Adam Ingram MSP, Minister for Children and Early Years, Nigel Graham, Policy Adviser, Criminal Law and Licensing Division, and Michael Proctor, PVG Programme Manager, Scottish Government.

4. Female offenders in the criminal justice system: The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Criminal Justice and Licensing ( Scotland ) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the Bill at Stage 2.

Last Meeting: 4th Meeting, Tuesday 23 February 2010

• Papers 4 (108KB pdf first posted 19.02.2010)
• Minute of Proceedings of Meeting 23 February 2010
• Official Report of Meeting 23 February 2010

Previous Meetings

Recent Committee Reports:

• 29 January 2010 2nd Report 2010: External research on sexualised goods aimed at children
• 18 January 2010 1st Report 2010: The legislative consent memorandum on the Equality Bill (LCM (S3) 20.2)
• 4 December 2009 Report to the Finance Committee on the Draft Budget 2010-11
• 4 December 2009 Written evidence recieved on the Draft Budget 2010-11
• 10 November 2009 3rd Report 2009: Female offenders in the criminal justice system
• 12 June 2009 2nd Report 2009: Report on the legislative consent memorandum on the Equality Bill (LCM(S3) 20.1)

Easy Read Summary (91KB pdf posted 17.06.2006) , BSL Version (19KB pdf posted 17.06.2008)

Previous Reports.