Today, 28 Aug, we have published the written submissions we have received during our call for views on our inquiry into tackling harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons. Other submissions may follow. You can read the submissions here:

Our call for views as part of our scrutiny of the Prostitution (Offences & Support) Bill, introduced by @AshReganMSP, runs until Friday 5 September. You can give us your views on the Bill here 👉

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Our call for views on our inquiry into tackling harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons closes this coming Friday, 22 August. You can still give us your views before the deadline. See our call for views here👉

Committee Convener @Audrey4ASNK and Deputy Convener @LiamKerrMSP visited HMP & YOI Grampian as part of our inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons. Our call for views closes on 22 August. Let us know your views:

You've still got two week to give us your views on our inquiry into tackling harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons. The deadline is Friday 22 August. Give us your views here

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The Lord Advocate has written to the Committee following our recent evidence session on non-fatal strangulation. Read here:

Today 15/7 we launch our call for views on the Prevention of Domestic Abuse (S) Bill, introduced by @PamGosalMSP. Give us your views on the Bill here The deadline for submissions is Mon 15 Sept 2025. See our news release

RT @SP_PublicAudit: Today Cab Sec @GillianMSP has responded to our report on the 2022/23 and 2023/24 audits of @WICScotland, acknowledging:….

The Committee has received a series of updates on the judicial and policing cooperation with the EU following Brexit. You can read them here under correspondence:

. @scottishprisons has provided further information for our inquiry into tackling the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons. Read here:

The Scottish Government has written to the Committee with an update on the provision of secure case places in Scotland. Read here:

Today 7/7 we launch our call for views on our 2026/27 pre-budget scrutiny. How should bodies like the police, fire service, prisons, the courts etc be funded for the coming year? Give us your views: Deadline for submissions is Tuesday 9 Sept 2025

We received an update from the Cabinet Secretary @ScotGovJustice on the efforts to quash convictions in the Post Office Horizon cases. ✉️Read here:

RT @SP_NetZero: A cross-committee call for views to support @ScotParl's forthcoming scrutiny of the draft Climate Change Plan has launched.….

Today 30/6 we launch our call for views on our scrutiny of the Prostitution (Offences & Support) Bill, introduced by @AshReganMSP. Give us your views on the Bill here Deadline for submissions is Fri 5 Sept. See our news release:

Join us on #SPTV at 09:30 am when we will take oral evidence from @PamGosalMSP on the #PreventionOfDomesticAbuseBill, and then from @AshReganMSP on the #ProstitutionOffencesAndSupportBill: 📺

2/2: We will begin our consideration of both these bills by hearing separately from @PamGosalMSP and @AshReganMSP at our meeting on Wed 25 June at 9:30 am. See our agenda and papers: and watch live that morning on #SPTV:

1/2: @ScotGovJustice Minister Siobhian Brown has written to us today 23 June, setting out the Scottish Government’s approach to our Stage 1 scrutiny of @PamGosalMSP #PreventionOfDomesticAbuseBill and @AshReganMSP #ProstitutionOffencesAndSupportBill:

Thanks to @scottishprisons for hosting us at HMP Edinburgh today as part of the committee’s inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons. We learned a lot. @Audrey4ASNK @LiamKerrMSP @SharonDowey_ @RonaMackaySNP @pauline4glasgow @KatySClark @BenMacpherson