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Please see information below from our stats branch regarding the prostitution queries: 1 2 There have been 112 arrests which have subsequently resulted in 26 charges for the offence of Paying for Sexual Services from the introduction of the legislation in June st 2015 to 31 March 2025. 1 Arrested and processed through police custody 2 Arrested and processed...
The Group agreed to recommend to the Standards, Procedures & Public Appointments 1 Committee that it consider a Standing Orders rule change to require that policy memorandums for a Bill must state the effect, if any, the proposed legislation would have on the Scottish Government’s statutory net zero targets. Date of Next Meeting: 26 November 2025 Contact de...
Ariane Burgess, MSP Convenor Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee The Scottish Parliament By email: [email protected] 10 November 2025 Dear Ariane Burgess MSP, Legislative consent memorandum - Pension Schemes Bill Thank you for your letter dated 10 October 2025 on the legislative consent memorandum on the Pension Scheme Bill, lodged in the Scottish Parliament on 26 September 2025. As the Committee will be aware, the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) is part of the Scottish Government and administers the four devolved unfunded schemes, for NHS, Teachers, Police and Firefighters in Scotland.
Clerks to the Committee June 2025 1 CG/S6/25/4/5 Annexe: Correspondence from the Finance and Public Audit Committee on the format of the meetings with the First Minister 3 April 2025 Dear Liam Further to the Conveners Group meeting with the First Minister on 26 March 2025, the Finance and Public Administration Committee discussed the format of these session...
We also note the recent announcement that the UK Government intends to make its Autumn Statement on 26 November. As you will be aware, the scheduling of this Statement late in the year significantly impacts on the timetable for producing the Scottish Budget and the time available for important scrutiny by this Committee and the wider Scottish Parliament.
The EIS noted that it now owns the resource and it is not aware of any such working group. Ned Sharratt Senior Researcher 26 June 2025 The purpose of this briefing is to provide a brief overview of issues raised by the petition.
The changes include: 1 • documenting that all strategic priorities in year one through to the initial months of year four have been successfully achieved • adding in an additional Assurance Review report to Parliament on retrospective facial image search which was added to the Commissioner’s work programme in year four • updating the plan with the approved budget allocation for 2025/26 • explaining the transition to reporting on the outcomes of his Strategic Plan.
On the matter of wider support for primary care, the 2025-26 Scottish Budget includes over £2.2bn in resource funding for primary care, aiming to improve capacity, patient access, and reduce demand on acute services.
Minister for Parliamentary Business Jamie Hepburn MSP F/T: 0300 244 4000 E: [email protected] Kenneth Gibson MSP, Convener Finance and Public Administration Committee By email: [email protected] ___ 6 March 2025 Dear Kenneth STANDARDS FOR FINANCIAL MEMORANDA In my letter dated 26 July 2024, I committed my officials to update the...