Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill
This Member’s Bill seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of dogs by encouraging responsible ownership and providing for the registration of unlicensed litters.
The Bill is at Stage 1
Contents
Stage 1 - General principles
Committees examine the Bill and gather views. They produce reports before MSPs debate the Bill in the Chamber. MSPs then decide on the purpose (“general principles”) of the Bill.
The Bill is at Stage 1
Committee Examination
The lead committee for this Bill is the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Submit your views
Views were gathered on the Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill by either a questionnaire or a more detailed survey.
The call for views closed on 11 August 2023.
Read a summary of responses to the survey (323KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
Read a summary of responses to the questionnaire (740KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
Timetable
20 September 2023
- Roundtable evidence session with stakeholders
25 October 2023
- Evidence session with the Minister for Energy and the Environment
15 November 2023
- Evidence session with the Member responsible for the Bill (Christine Grahame MSP)
Who spoke to the lead committee in the Parliament
MSPs met with people in committee meetings to discuss what the Bill will do.
Minutes of 6 September 2023 (in private)
Minutes of 20 September 2023
Minutes of 25 October 2023
Minutes of 22 November 2023
Minutes of 29 February 2024 (in private)
Meeting on 20 September 2023
Correspondence
Committee correspondence sent and received while the Bill progressed through Parliament
Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill: follow up information from meeting on 22 November 2023
Letter from Christine Grahame MSP, 6 February 2024
Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill
Letter from the Minister for Energy and the Environment, Gillian Martin, 31 October 2023
Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill
Letter to the Minister for Energy and the Environment, Gillian Martin, 25 October 2023
Work by other committees
Delegated Powers and and Law Reform Committee
Meeting on 26 September 2023
Meeting on 31 October 2023
Report published on 2 November 2023
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Committee report
The lead committee published its stage 1 report on 5 March 2023.
Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill
- Submitted by: Christine Grahame, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2024
- Motion reference: S6M-12991
- Current status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 07 May 2024