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Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee


Agenda: 09 December 2025

Tuesday, 09 December 2025

35th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 10:00am
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure
  3. Instruments subject to negative procedure
  4. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
  5. Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
  6. Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
  7. Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill
  8. Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill

Agenda published: Friday, 05 December 2025 12:34pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7 and 8 in private.


2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item



4. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 (SSI/2025 377 (C.28))
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/379 (C.29))


5. Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Jenni Minto
    Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
    Scottish Government
  • Owen Griffiths
    Legislation Team Leader
    Scottish Government
  • Rachel Coutts
    Lawyer
    Scottish Government
  • Alison McLeod
    Lawyer
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


6. Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier, and a draft report.


7. Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


8. Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


Official Report

The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.

See all of this committee's Official Reports