Date lodged: 21 March 2025
This page relates to the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill introduced in the House of Commons on 22 January 2025.
The text of the Bill can be found from the UK Parliament page Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.
Information about the progress of the Bill, including proposed dates for future meetings, can be found on that web page.
Legislative Consent Memorandum(s) lodged:
Memorandum from the Scottish Government (217KB, pdf) posted 21 March 2025
Supplementary memorandum from the Scottish Government (199KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2025
Parliament agreed that, for the purposes of consideration of the supplementary legislative consent memorandum, Rules 9B.3.5 and 9B.3.6 of Standing Orders are suspended. A lead committee was therefore not designated or required to report on the memorandum.
Lead committee: Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Evidence session on 12 June 2025 (Read the Official Report)
Report published on 19 June 2025
S6M-18079 lodged on 24 June 2025
Meeting of the Parliament, 25 June 2025 (211KB, pdf) posted 26 June 2025
S6M-19275 lodged on 7 October 2025
Meeting of the Parliament, 9 October 2025 (161KB, pdf) posted 09 October 2025
S6M-19268 lodged on 7 October 2025
Meeting of the Parliament, 8 October 2025 (188KB, pdf) posted 08 October 2025
The correspondence the Committee sent and received related to this legislative consent memorandum.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
11 June 2025
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, 10 June 2025
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
5 June 2025
Letter from the Convener of the DPLR Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Social Security, 5 June 2025
Read all the correspondence related to this legislative consent memorandum