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Chamber and committees

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee


Agenda: 24 June 2025

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

22nd Meeting, 2025

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

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
  3. Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill
  4. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill
  5. Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill
  6. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
  7. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill
  8. Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill
  9. Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
  10. Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

Agenda published: Friday, 20 June 2025 02:25pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 in private.


2. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/175 (C.18))
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/176)

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


5. Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


6. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the Scottish Government's response to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


7. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the response from the Member-in-charge to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


8. Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the response from the Member-in-charge to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


9. Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider the Legislative Consent Memorandum and powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence in the Bill.


10. Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider the Legislative Consent Memorandum and powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence in the Bill.