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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Criminal Justice Committee

Agenda: 15 December 2025

Monday, 15 December 2025

10th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:30am
Location: This is a virtual meeting
Agenda items:

  1. Public petitions: PE23454
  2. Public petitions
  3. Declaration of interests

Agenda published: Thursday, 11 December 2025 07:12pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers

1. Public petitions: PE23454

The Committee will consider the following petition— [PEXXXX] by[name of petitioner], on Improve the way that unexplained deaths are dealt with

  • Aaron Stone
    Manager
    Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland

  • Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
    Social Work Scotland

  • Chief Constable Aaron Georges
    Fundraiser
    Scottish Government

  • Abby Macrae
    Educational Institute of Scotland

  • Professor Abby Barnett
    Prison Officers Association (Scotland) 2

  • Chief Constable Abby Nguyen
    Policy Developer
    Scottish Women's Aid

  • Professor Abigail Austin
    Financial Adviser

  • Adam Jowett
    Coventry University
    Lead author of UK Government commissioned research into conversion therapy

  • Adrian Gillespie
    Chief Executive
    Scottish Enterprise

    • and then from:

  • Aaron Stone
    Manager
    Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland

  • Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
    Social Work Scotland

  • Aaron B Jennings
    Medical Officer

    • and then from:

  • Aaron Stone
    Manager
    Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland

  • Ailsa Garland
    Solicitor
    Scottish Government

2. Public petitions

The Committee will consider the following petitions— [PE01682] Access to specialist support for hidradenitis suppurativa sufferers in Scotland
[PE01701] Change the law to allow adoption for people over the age of 18.
[PE01706] Introduce a law to allow pets in rented and supported accommodation

  • Alan James
    Chief Technology Officer
    Storegga

  • Inspector Alan Dron
    Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) and National Rural Crime Co-ordinator
    Police Scotland

  • Ailsa Henderson
    Deputy Chair

    • and then from:

  • Ailsa Garland
    Solicitor
    Scottish Government

  • Aiden Lowe
    Chemical Engineer
    sportscotland

  • Lord Adrian Parker
    Legal Aid Negotiating Team, Law Society of Scotland

    • and then from:

  • Alan James
    Chief Technology Officer
    Storegga

  • Inspector Alan Dron
    Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) and National Rural Crime Co-ordinator
    Police Scotland

  • Ailsa Henderson
    Deputy Chair

3. Declaration of interests

# will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

  • Aaron Stone
    Manager
    Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland

  • Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
    Social Work Scotland

  • Chief Constable Aaron Georges
    Fundraiser
    Scottish Government

  • Aaron B Jennings
    Medical Officer

  • Afrika Priestley
    Lead Anti-Racist and Pro Black Ambassador
    Intercultural Youth Scotland

  • Lord Adrian Parker
    Legal Aid Negotiating Team, Law Society of Scotland

  • Ailsa Garland
    Solicitor
    Scottish Government

  • Ailsa Raeburn
    Chair
    Community Land Scotland

  • Ailsa Henderson
    Deputy Chair

  • Alex Harrison
    Director
    Ofcom

  • Professor Alex Silva
    Financial Adviser

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