Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. 2. Inquiry into the role and purpose of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service: The Committee will take evidence 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 current petitions— PE1370 by Dr Jim Swire, Professor Robert Black QC, Robert Forrester, Father Patrick Keegans and Iain McKie on Justice for Megrahi; PE1501 by Stuart Graham on public inquiries into self-inflicted and accidental deaths following suspicious death investigations; PE1567 by Donna O'Halloran on investigating unascertained deaths, suicides and fatal accidents in Scotland; 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. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Police Service of Scotland (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/419); Firemen’s Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2016 (SSI 2016/431). 5. Justice Sub-Committee on Policing: The Committee will consider a report back from the Sub-Committee meeting on 12 January 2017. 6. Criminal Finances Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the written evidence received on the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Justice (LCM-S5-6).