Justice Committee

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. The Committee will also decide whether consideration of a draft Stage 1 report on the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Repeal) (Scotland) Bill and a draft report on the Scottish Government's Draft Budget 2018-19 should be taken in private at future meetings. 2. Draft Budget Scrutiny 2018-19: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Government's Draft Budget 2018-19 from— Rt Hon James Wolffe QC, Lord Advocate, and David Harvie, Crown Agent and Chief Executive, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. 3. Public petitions: The Committee will consider the following petitions— PE1370 by Dr Jim Swire, Professor Robert Black QC, Robert Forrester, Father Patrick Keegans and Iain McKie on Justice for Megrahi; PE1510 by Jody Curtis on the closure of police, fire and non-emergency service centres north of Dundee; PE1511 by Laura Ross on the decision made by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to close Inverness control room; PE1633 by Bill Alexander on private criminal prosecution in Scotland. 4. Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will continue consideration of a draft Stage 1 report. 5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.