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Title    : Scottish Parliament: Committees: Justice 2: Minutes: Meeting 29,
2001
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JUSTICE 2 COMMITTEE
MINUTES
29th Meeting, 2001 (Session 1) 
Wednesday 31 October  
 
  

Present:

Bill Aitken (Deputy Convener) 
Scott Barrie 
Pauline McNeill (Convener) 
Mrs Mary Mulligan 
Stewart Stevenson 

 
 

The meeting opened at 10.10 am..

 
 
Apologies were received from Mrs Margaret Ewing and George Lyon.

The meeting opened at 


1. Items in private: The Committee agreed to consider item 5 in private and
discuss the revised draft report on the Sexual Offences (Procedure and
Evidence) (Scotland) Bill in private at its meeting on 6 November. 

2. Petition: The Committee considered written evidence from the Lord
Advocate on petition PE324 by Kay Reid on fatal accident inquiries. The
Committee noted the Lord Advocate’s response and agreed to close
consideration of the petition in view of the fact that the issues raised by
the petitioner would be taken into account in the Committee’s current
inquiry into the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. 

3. Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee agreed not to
report to the Rural Development Committee on the Fur Farming (Prohibition)
(Scotland) Bill. 
The meeting was adjourned from 10.16 am to 10.17 am.

4. Reports on the case of the murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar: The Committee
considered the following reports in the context of its inquiry into the
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service— 
Report of the inquiry into the liaison arrangements between the police, the
Procurator Fiscal Service and the Crown Office and the family of the
deceased Surjit Singh Chhokar in connection with the murder of Surjit Singh
Chhokar and the related prosecutions;

The report of an inquiry into Crown decision-making in the case of the
murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar.

The Committee agreed to appoint a Reporter to attend the meeting of the
Equal Opportunities Committee when that Committee takes oral evidence on Dr
Jandoo’s report. The Committee also agreed to take account of both
reports when conducting its current inquiry into the Crown Office and
Procurator Fiscal Service. 

5. Work programme (in private): The Committee considered and agreed a work
programme until Christmas. The Committee agreed to undertake a number of
oral evidence sessions on the inquiry into the Crown Office and Procurator
Fiscal Service and to hold a further evidence session on women’s
offending. The Committee agreed to continue its investigation of HMP
Kilmarnock after Christmas. 

6. Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Bill (in private):
The Committee considered a draft report on the general principles of the
Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1. 

The meeting closed at 12.41 pm.
 

Gillian Baxendine
Clerk to the Committee


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