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Justice Committee

Tuesday 16 June 2020 8:30 AM

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1. Re-opening the courts in Scotland and the prosecution of crime during the Covid-19 pandemic: 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.

2. Prisons, Young Offenders Institutions and Covid-19: The Committee will consider correspondence from the Scottish Human Rights Commission and the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland.

3. Covid-19 and the impact on criminal justice social work and the criminal justice voluntary sector: The Committee will consider correspondence from Social Work Scotland and the Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum.

4. Re-opening the courts in Scotland and the prosecution of crime during the Covid-19 pandemic (in private): The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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