That concludes Holyrood Live's coverage of the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 18 January 2017.
Nicola Sturgeon defended her justice secretary over claims that he may have acted unlawfully by blocking the chief constable's return to work.
Michael Matheson has been criticised for urging police watchdogs to reconsider their decision to allow Phil Gormley to return to his duties.
BBC Scotland later revealed tha tno minutes were taken during the meeting.
But Ms Sturgeon told MSPs that Mr Matheson had acted "entirely appropriately".
The issue was raised at First Minister's Questions by Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, who questioned whether the justice secretary acted unlawfully over his involvement in Chief Constable Phil Gormley's period of special leave from Police Scotland.