Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. 2. Professional legal education: The Committee will take evidence, in round-table format, from— Tim Haddow, Advocate, Former Co-ordinator, Campaign for Fair Access to the Legal Profession; Lord Eassie, Convenor, Joint Standing Committee for Legal Education in Scotland; Rob Marrs, Head of Education, Law Society of Scotland; Julie Brannan, Director of Education and Training, Solicitors Regulation Authority; Elizabeth Comerford, Director of Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, University of Dundee. 3. Professional legal education - witness expenses: The Committee will be invited to delegate to the Convener responsibility for arranging for the SPCB to pay, under Rule 12.4.3, any expenses of witnesses in the evidence session on professional legal education. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Court of Session, Sheriff Appeal Court and Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2018 (SSI 2018/186). 5. Justice Sub-Committee on Policing: The Committee will consider a report back from the Sub-Committee meeting held on 21 June 2018. 6. Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. 7. Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will further consider a draft Stage 1 report.