Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to consider a draft Stage 1 report on the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) in private at item 7 today and at future meetings. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the— First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland) Regulations 2018 [draft]; First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel) Regulations 2018 [draft]; First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Health and Education Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018 [draft]; First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Charity Appeals Cases and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018 [draft]; Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 (Authorities) Amendment Order 2018 [draft]; from— Annabelle Ewing, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs, Hannah Frodsham, Policy Executive, and John St Clair, Senior Principal Legal Officer, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Annabelle Ewing (Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs) to move— S5M-08839—That the Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland) Regulations 2018 [draft] be approved; S5M-08840—That the Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel) Regulations 2018 [draft] be approved; S5M-08841—That the Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Health and Education Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018 [draft] be approved; S5M-09234—That the Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Charity Appeals Cases and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018 [draft] be approved; S5M-08843—That the Justice Committee recommends that the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 (Authorities) Amendment Order 2018 [draft] be approved. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/387); Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2017 (SSI 2017/393); First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Health and Education Chamber and General Regulatory Chamber Charity Appeals (Procedure) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/398). 5. Justice Sub-Committee on Policing: The Committee will consider a report back from the Sub-Committee meeting on 23 November 2017. 6. Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Repeal) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Annabelle Ewing, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs, David Bell, Senior Policy Officer, Katherine Myant, Principal Research Officer, and Craig French, Solicitor, Directorate for Legal Services, Scottish Government. 7. Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.