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Chamber and committees

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Information about current committees and those from previous sessions of parliament. 

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 9 September 2026
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Displaying 16 committees

Climate Action Committee

Next meeting: details to be confirmed

Criminal Justice Committee

Next Meeting: 9:30am, Wednesday 09 September 2026

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Courts, delays and user experience – evidence
  3. Courts and court users – evidence
  4. Review of evidence
  5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny - approach
  6. Review of correspondence

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Next meeting: details to be confirmed

Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee

Next meeting: details to be confirmed

Education and Gaelic Committee

Next meeting: details to be confirmed

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Next Meeting: 9:30am, Thursday 10 September 2026

  1. Decisions on taking business in private
  2. Equalities – evidence
  3. Equalities – review of evidence
  4. Pre-Budget scrutiny – approach

Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Next meeting: details to be confirmed

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Next Meeting: 9:30am, Wednesday 09 September 2026

  1. Decisions on taking business in private
  2. Pre-budget Scrutiny 2027-28: Affordability and sustainability of Scotland's tax and spending plans
  3. Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28: Affordability and sustainability of Scotland's tax and spending plans
  4. Work programme (in private)

Health, Care and Sport Committee

Next Meeting: 9:30am, Wednesday 09 September 2026

  1. Decisions on taking business in private
  2. Overview of key issues in the social care sector in Scotland
  3. Review of evidence
  4. Work programme

Public Audit Committee

Next Meeting: 9:30am, Thursday 10 September 2026

  1. Decisions on taking business in private
  2. Future Business
  3. Criminal Courts backlog follow-up
  4. Criminal Courts backlog follow-up
  5. Criminal Courts backlog follow-up review of evidence

Public Petitions Committee

Next Meeting: 10am, Thursday 10 September 2026

  1. Declarations of interests
  2. Decision on taking business in private
  3. Consideration of continued petitions
  4. Consideration of new petitions
  5. Work programme

Public Service Reform Committee

Next Meeting: 9:30am, Thursday 10 September 2026

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Delivering public service reform
  3. Delivering public service reform

Rural Affairs Committee

Next Meeting: 9:15am, Wednesday 09 September 2026

  1. Decisions on taking business in private
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Rural Support Plan
  4. Rural Support Plan – review of evidence
  5. Work programme

Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee

Next Meeting: 9:15am, Wednesday 09 September 2026

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Scottish Government Priorities
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Subordinate legislation
  5. Consideration of Evidence
  6. Work programme (in private)

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Next Meeting: 9:10am, Thursday 10 September 2026

  1. Declaration of interests
  2. Decision on taking business in private
  3. Cross-Party Group
  4. Cross-Party Group - approval
  5. Work programme

Transport Committee

Next Meeting: 9:15am, Wednesday 09 September 2026

  1. Scottish Government Programme for Government
  2. Scottish Government Programme for Government – review of evidence (in private)