Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012: The Committee will take evidence from- Councillor Ross Vettraino, Convener, Environment, Protective Services and Community Safety Committee, Fife Council; Yvonne Beresford, Policy and Performance Officer, West Lothian Council; Chief Superintendent Campbell Thomson, Divisional Commander, 'A' Division, Police Scotland; and then from— Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland, Audit Scotland; Gill Imery, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018 (SSI 2018/215); Firemen’s Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2018 (SSI 2018/216); Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Prescription of Offices, etc. and Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018 (SSI 2018/218); Licensing (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 (SSI 2018/256); Licensing Register (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 (SSI 2018/267); Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 2018 (SI 2018/781). 4. Public petitions: The Committee will consider the following petitions— PE1458 by Peter Cherbi on a register of interests for members of Scotland’s judiciary; PE1633 by Bill Alexander on private criminal prosecution in Scotland. 5. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: The Committee will consider its approach to a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instrument proposals— The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018; The International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance 2007) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.