This is all meetings of Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee held in 2025. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.
28th Meeting
07 October
- Declaration of interests
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
27th Meeting
30 September
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill
- Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
- Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill
26th Meeting
23 September
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Documents subject to parliamentary control
- Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill
- Crime and Policing Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Quarterly report
- Work programme
25th Meeting
16 September
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Instruments/documents laid for consultation
- Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
24th Meeting
09 September
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
- Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
- Planning and Infrastructure Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
23rd Meeting
02 September
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Housing (Scotland) Bill
- Crime and Policing Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Work of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 2024-25
22nd Meeting
24 June
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill
- Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill
- Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill
- Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
- Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill
- Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill
- Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
21st Meeting
17 June
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
20th Meeting
10 June
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill
- Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill
- Education (Scotland) Bill
- Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill
19th Meeting
03 June
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill
- UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill
- Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
- Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill
- Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill
- Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
18th Meeting
27 May
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Annual report
- Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill
17th Meeting
20 May
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Leases (Automatic Scotland etc.) (Scotland) Bill
- Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill
- Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Care Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Planning and Infrastructure Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Quarterly report
- Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill
16th Meeting
13 May
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
15th Meeting
06 May
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Document subject to parliamentary control
- Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill
- Planning and Infrastructure Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill
14th Meeting
29 April
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill
- Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill
- Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
- Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill
13th Meeting
22 April
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Care Reform (Scotland) Bill
- Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill
- Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Work programme
12th Meeting
01 April
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Evidence session with the Minister for Parliamentary Business
- Evidence session with the Minister for Parliamentary Business
11th Meeting
25 March
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill
- Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill
- Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill
- Work programme
10th Meeting
18 March
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
- Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
- Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Quarterly report
- Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
9th Meeting
11 March
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
8th Meeting
04 March
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
7th Meeting
25 February
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to made affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6th Meeting
18 February
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill
- Scottish Languages Bill
5th Meeting
04 February
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
4th Meeting
28 January
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
- Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Quarterly report
- Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
3rd Meeting
21 January
- Declaration of interests
- Decision on taking business in private
- Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
2nd Meeting
14 January
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
- Data (Use and Access) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
- Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
1st Meeting
07 January
- Decision on taking business in private
- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
- Instruments subject to negative procedure
- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
- Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
- Budget (Scotland) (No. 4) Bill
- Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
- Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill