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All inquiries are normally completed within two years, with the average length currently at 15 months. Like the Swedish system, New Zealand inquiries have budgets and timeframes set in the terms of reference, which can be extended if needed5Finance and Public Administration Committee. (2025, October 28).
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2025
Mr Lochhead said that “My instinct would be to say that it shows that we do not need a new commissioner, and that we should avoid creating one if at all possible”.5Scottish Parliament. (2025, December 19).
She continued:
This, alongside establishing the baseline of current provision, establishing the capacity of the outdoor education sector to meet new demand, addressing the teacher workforce implications, and putting in place appropriate monitoring arrangements to ensure delivery, will inform the timeline for commencement.
In summary:
there was continued support for the principle of UNCRC incorporation
public authorities expressed concern about how they will navigate the new legislative landscape, the gaps created in the enforceability of children’s rights, and practical implementation issues
children’s rights and human rights organisations said that public authorities sho...
The Report also outlined worries that the Bill’s focus on process and creating new administrative systems may add to delays rather than speed remediation work.
We’re not doing that”; and strangely enough, two or three years down the line, it will get carried out. A new minister comes in, dusts off the report, and the executive says, “That’s quite good.”
Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
The Committee notes concerns that a ten-year period for the first review of statutory targets may not allow for sufficient accountability in the initial implementation of the new legislation and framework, especially in the context of the 2030 goal to halt nature loss.
Part 1: Criminal Justice Modernisation - seeks to make permanent provision in relation to some (but not all) of the temporary justice measures set out in the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022, which are due to expire on 30 November 2025. It also provides for some new provisions aimed at supporting digital innovation in the criminal justi...
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The Bill provides for:
a new criminal offence of paying for sexual acts
the repeal of an existing offence dealing with soliciting by prostitutes in a public place, along with the qu...