Brexit

The Justice Sub-Committee on Policing held an evidence session on the impact of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union on the police service in Scotland on 26 October 2020.

The Sub-Committee also held a follow-up evidence session on 1 March 2021.      

Evidence

The following written submissions were received:

• Scottish Human Rights Commission (8 October 2020) (175KB pdf)
• Police Scotland (16 October 2020) (197KB pdf)
• Association of Police Superintendents (19 October 2020) (89KB pdf)
• Scottish Government (19 October 2020) (174KB pdf) 
• Scottish Police Authority (19 October 2020) (104KB pdf)
• Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (20 October 2020) (102KB pdf)
• Law Society of Scotland (20 October 2020) (207KB pdf) 
• Home Office (23 October 2020) (106KB pdf)  

The following supplementary evidence was received:

• Police Scotland (1 December 2020) (163KB pdf)      

The following written submissions were received in advance of the follow-up evidence session on 1 March 2021 -

• Police Scotland (22 February 2021) (70KB pdf)

• Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (22 February 2021) (79KB pdf)

• Scottish Police Authority (23 February 2021) (123KB pdf)

• Law Society of Scotland (24 February 2021) (163KB pdf)

• Marine Scotland (24 February 2021) (60KB pdf)

Correspondence

 

• Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice (27 February 2019) (853KB pdf)
• Letter from the Minister for Community Safety to the Convener (7 May 2019) (616KB pdf)
• Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice (24 September 2020) (91KB pdf)
• Letter from the Convener to Minister of State for Crime and Policing (24 September 2020) (90KB pdf)
• Letter from the Cabient Secretary for Justice to the Convener (19 October 2020) (179KB pdf)
• Letter from the UK Minister of State for Crime and Policing (23 October 2020) (106KB pdf)
• Letter from the Convener to the UK Minister of State for Crime and Policing on Brexit policing plans (4 November 2020)
• Letter from the UK Minister of State for Crime and Policing on Brexit policing plans (8 December 2020) (114KB pdf)