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Chamber and committees

Submit your views

When a committee launches an inquiry, or starts looking at a Bill, they ask the public to submit their views. This is called a "call for views".

A call for views:

  • aims to help the committee understand the reasons people have for either supporting or opposing an issue
  • will not establish whether more people support or oppose an issue

All committees can carry out inquiries into any subject in their remits (area of responsibility).

You can search for any calls for views run by a committee since the start of the current session (May 2021).  Filter by individual committee, or search by the title of a call for views.

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You can also see which Proposed Bills are currently open for consultation.

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Displaying 9 calls for views

Commissioner for Older People (Scotland) Bill

Status: Open

The Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee is seeking views on a Bill which will establish a Commissioner for Older People in Scotland. Those views will inform the Committees scrutiny. About this call for views The Commissioner for O...

Closes: 12 September 2025

Commissioner for Older People (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum

Status: Open

About the Bill The Commissioner for Older People will promote and safeguard the rights and interests of older people in Scotland. The Bill defines older people as those who are aged 60 years old and over. The Commissioner will have various roles, ...

Closes: 12 September 2025

Criminal Justice Committee Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Status: Open

The Criminal Justice Committee is seeking views on its pre-budget scrutiny ahead of the Scottish Governments 2026-27 budget. Those views will inform the Committees scrutiny. About this call for views As part of its pre-budget scrutiny of the 2026-...

Closes: 09 September 2025

Draft Climate Change Plan Scrutiny 2025

Status: Open

The draft Climate Change Plan (CCP) is a strategy document which outlines how the Scottish Government intends to meet emissions reduction targets across all portfolio areas and sectors of the economy. The Climate Change Plan (CCP) is a statutory do...

Closes: 19 September 2025

Ecocide (Scotland) Bill

Status: Open

The Scottish Parliaments Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee is seeking your views on the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill. Those views will inform the Committees scrutiny. The call for views and analysis: aim to help the Committee understand the r...

Closes: 09 September 2025

Ecocide (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum

Status: Open

About the Bill Ecocide is defined in the Bill as causing severe environmental harm in such a way that is either reckless or intentional. For this Bill, Severe, means environmental harm that has serious adverse effects, and is either widespread or lo...

Closes: 09 September 2025

Offshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/240)

Status: Open

The Rural Affairs and Islands Committee is scrutinising the Offshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2025. The Committee agreed to issue a short call for views before formally considering the instrument in October 2025. Ab...

Closes: 12 September 2025

Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill

Status: Open

Pam Gosal MSP is proposing a new law to help prevent domestic abuse in Scotland. The Criminal Justice Committee is seeking views on the proposed new law called the Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill. Those views will inform the Committees...

Closes: 15 September 2025

Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum

Status: Open

About the Bill The Bill is split into four main parts. Part 1 introduces notification requirements for domestic abuse offenders. This means that certain convicted offenders must provide certain information to the Police. They must also inform the P...

Closes: 03 October 2025