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Parliament dissolved ahead of election

The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

During dissolution, there are no MSPs and no parliamentary business can take place.

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Chamber and committees

Designation of Lead Committee

  • Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
  • Motion type: Bureau Motion
  • Motion reference: S6M-16946
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 26 March 2025

That the Parliament agrees that the Education, Children and Young People Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill at stage 1.