Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 [draft] from—
Ash Denham, Minister for Community Safety, Kieran Burke, Bill Team Lead, Access to Justice, and Jo-anne Tinto, Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation: Ash Denham (Minister for Community Safety) to move—
S5M-22554—That the Justice Committee recommends that the Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 [draft] be approved.

4. Defamation and Malicious Publications (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Duncan Hamilton, Advocate, Faculty of Advocates;
John Paul Sheridan, Law Society of Scotland;
and then from—
Dr Stephen Bogle, and Dr Bobby Lindsay, University of Glasgow.

5. Defamation and Malicious Publications (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

6. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.