1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: Responding to long-term fiscal pressures

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Professor David Battleford
  Pilot
  COSLA

3. Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Professor Art Bradley
  Chemical Engineer
  Prison Officers Association (Scotland) 2
• Aoife Deery
  Senior Social Justice Policy Officer
  Citizens Advice Scotland