The Justice Committee was established on 1 June 2016.
Remit (until 6 September 2018): To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice.
(As agreed by resolution of Parliament on 1 June 2016)
Remit (from 6 September 2018): To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, and functions of the Lord Advocate other than as head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland.
(As agreed by resolution of Parliament on 6 September 2018)