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To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what action it is taking to ensure that visits to the Scottish Parliament are inclusive and accessible to all school pupils.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how the NHS supports the health of rural and islands communities through regular visits from consultants. S6O-03401
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2025
Changes to regulations on recall to custody where an individual breaks the conditions of their probation – removing standard recall processes for most standard determinate sentences, but also changing the minimum recall period to 56 days (subject to exceptions).
Changes in release points for offenders who are convicted of murder overseas, to ensure a statu...
Section 23D currently provides that bail is only to be granted in exceptional cases if the accused is being prosecuted under solemn procedure for—
a violent, sexual or domestic abuse offence and has a previous conviction under solemn procedure for any such offence; or
a drug trafficking offence and has a previous conviction under solemn procedure for such a...
Committee reports
Date published:
22 September 2022
Professor McHarg contends that the Convention (and the idea of devolved consent more generally) has been recast “from an obligation to obtain consent, subject to exceptions, into an obligation to seek consent.”
Family Care Leave will generally be limited to four weeks in any leave year, and must be taken in blocks of one week or more except in cases involving a disabled child, where leave may be taken in single days.
Judicial review and the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
As noted earlier in the briefing, if an effective alternative statutory remedy exists, a person is required to use it before seeking judicial review,iCourt of Session Rules, rule 58.3(1). unless special or exceptional circumstances apply.1McCue v Glasgow City Council [2014] CSOH 124; 2014 S.L.T. 89...
Where in those exceptional circumstances, the made affirmative procedure is used, the Committee emphasises the importance of sufficient checks and balances.