Police (Ethics Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum
Overview
As introduced, this Bill would require the police to have a code of ethics, make changes relating to the handling of police conduct, increase the functions of the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner and introduce an advisory board for the Commissioner.
Financial Memorandum
As with all Bills, the Finance and Public Administration Committee invites written evidence on the estimated financial implications of the Bill as set out in its accompanying Financial Memorandum (FM).
Read the FM for this Bill: Financial Memorandum.
Your Views
The call for views closed on 1 November 2023.
The Committee received 4 submissions to its call for views. Read the submissions on Citizen Space.
Oral Evidence
The Committee took evidence on the following dates:
Tuesday 7 May 2024
The Committee took evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
Read the agenda, papers and Official Report (substantially verbatim transcript) for this meeting
Tuesday 26 March 2024
The Committee took evidence from the Scottish Government Bill Team.
Read the agenda, papers and Official Report (substantially verbatim transcript) for this meeting
Correspondence
Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs of 16 April 2024
Letter from the Convener to the Convener of the Criminal Justice Committee of 16 April 2024
Letter from the Convener to the Presiding Officer of 16 April 2024
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs to the Convener of 22 April 2024
Letter from the Convener to the Convener of the Criminal Justice Committee of 16 May 2024