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I also thank Goskirk Pettinger Optometrists, whose Dingwall practice I had the pleasure of visiting on Monday, and Sight Scotland, which I visited this morning to help launch its new national support line for visually impaired people and their families.
Committee reports
Date published:
2 September 2021
Criminal Justice Committee
The draft First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions and Members of the Police Appeals Tribunal) Amendment Regulations 2026
The Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/262 (C. 27))
Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee
The Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Act 2026 (Commencement) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/265 (C. 28))
Education and Gaelic Committee
The Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Act 2026 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/261 (C. 26...
Audit Scotland’s 2025 Scotland’s Colleges report found a £20 million reduction in cash terms and 20% reduction in real terms in funding for colleges between 2021-22 and 2025-26. In addition, a 2025 Scottish Funding Council (SFC) report highlighted operating deficits facing colleges, concluding that the forecasts “show that most colleges are not sustainable”...
The Scottish Government has provided targeted funding to support assessment and service improvement, including £3.4 million in 2025-26 and a further £7.65 million allocated within the 2026-27 mental health programme.
During this time, college mergers reduced the number of colleges from 41 in 2011 to 26 currently. The majority of these colleges sit within the 13 regions.
On 22 July 2025, the Committee received a response from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs which committed to carrying out a comprehensive assessment of the relevant law in this area.
On 26 February 2026, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs wrote to the Committee to advise that the Scottish Government had published a consultat...
Committee reports
Date published:
27 February 2026
The instrument follows on from the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 and the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Modifications) Regulations 2026 which the Committee considered at its meeting of 26 November 2025.