Criminal Justice Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from— Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Don McGillivray, Director of Safer Communities, and Gillian Russell, Director of Justice, Scottish Government. 3. Prospective Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider a note by the clerk. 4. Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Annual Report 2024: The Committee will take evidence from— Dr Brian Plastow, and Ross MacDonald, Director, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner. 5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2. 6. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.