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Last updated: 27 February 2026

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Part 5 - Enforcement and the Electoral Commission 26. The Scottish Government’s consideration of Part 5 of the Bill is ongoing, but it agrees with the UK Government that consent will be required for these provisions in part.

Last updated: 16 February 2026

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The lead committee concluded that the proposed deadline for the Bill’s provisions to come into force six months following Royal Assent would be challenging for electoral stakeholders, the Scottish Government, and the Parliament to meet. The pre-recess period begins on 26 March 2026 and the current parliamentary session ends on 8 April 2026. 45.

Last updated: 12 February 2026

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The lead committee concluded that the proposed deadline for the Bill’s provisions to come into force six months following Royal Assent would be challenging for electoral stakeholders, the Scottish Government, and the Parliament to meet. The pre-recess period begins on 26 March 2026 and the current parliamentary session ends on 8 April 2026. 45.

Last updated: 22 December 2025

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Similarly, the consequential amendments to Clause 18 relate to the inclusion of a regulation-making power for Scottish Ministers concerning the implementation of EIA requirements under the BBNJ Agreement, a matter that is within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament insofar as there is a nexus with Scotland, as set out in more detail in the Scottish Government’s initial LCM at paragraphs 24-25. 26...

Last updated: 5 December 2025

Minister for Social Care Mental Wellbeing and Sport in relation to the Care Reform Scotland Bill

(para redress processes across social care, social work and community 26, page 6) health. Through ongoing stakeholder engagement with authorities responsible for handling complaints relating to social care, social work and community health, we recognise that there is scope for improvement where services are delegated which could strengthen accountability, o...

Last updated: 27 November 2025

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.> Mark Ruskell Supported by: Sarah Boyack 65 After section 5, insert— Ross Greer 207 After section 5, insert— 3 Ross Greer 208 After section 5, insert— Tim Eagle 316 After section 5, insert— Section 6 Sarah Boyack 126 In section 6, page 8, line 28, after insert Sarah Boyack 127 In section 6, page 8, line 32, at end insert— 4 Tim Eagle 317 Leave out section 6 After section 6 Sarah Boyack 128 After section 6, insert— Sarah Boyack 129 After section 6, insert— Section 7 Tim Eagle 209 In section 7, page 8, line 38, leave out subsection (3) Sarah Boyack Supported by: Mark Ruskell 125 In section 7, page 8, line 38, leave out and insert Douglas Lumsden 210 In section 7, page 9, line 6, at end insert— Tim Eagle 211 In section 7, page 9, line 13, leave out subsection (5) Sarah Boyack 130 In section 7, page 9, line 13, leave out and insert Tim Eagle 318 Leave out section 7 7 Section 8 Tim Eagle 319 Leave out section 8 Section 9 Mairi Gougeon 66 In section 9, page 10, line 33, at end insert— Ross Greer 212 In section 9, page 11, line 1, leave out insert Ross Greer 213 In section 9, page 11, line 40, at end insert— Tim Eagle 320 Leave out section 9 After section 9 Mark Ruskell 27 After section 9, insert— 8 Tim Eagle 214 After section 9, insert— Ariane Burgess 67 After section 9, insert— Ariane Burgess 67A As an amendment to amendment 67, line 6, leave out and insert Section 10 Tim Eagle 215 In section 10, page 13, line 4, leave out and insert 9 Tim Eagle 216 In section 10, page 13, leave out lines 6 and 7 Edward Mountain 131 In section 10, page 13, line 7, at end insert— Tim Eagle 217 In section 10, page 13, leave out line 12 After section 10 Mark Ruskell 28 After section 10, insert— 10 Section 11 Douglas Ross 218 Leave out section 11 After section 11 Edward Mountain 132 After section 11, insert— Section 12 Tim Eagle 219 In section 12, page 13, line 27, after insert Tim Eagle 220 In section 12, page 13, line 28, leave out and insert Tim Eagle 329 In section 12, page 13, line 29, at end insert— 11 Beatrice Wishart 222 In section 12, page 14, line 7, leave out and insert Section 13 Tim Eagle 223 In section 13, page 14, line 15, leave out and insert Tim Eagle 224 In section 13, page 14, line 27, leave out and insert Edward Mountain 133 In section 13, page 14, line 32, leave out from beginning to end of line 13 on page 15 Tim Eagle 330 In section 13, page 15, line 1, leave out and insert Beatrice Wishart 225 In section 13, page 15, line 3, after first insert Tim Eagle 226 In section 13, page 15, line 3, leave out and insert Tim Eagle 227 In section 13, page 15, line 4, after insert Tim Eagle 228 In section 13, page 15, line 4, leave out and insert Tim Eagle 229 In section 13, page 15, line 4, leave out and insert Tim Eagle 230 In section 13, page 15, line 5, leave out Section 14 Edward Mountain 134 In section 14, page 15, line 21, leave out 12 Rhoda Grant 68 In section 14, page 15, line 23, at end insert— Tim Eagle 231 In section 14, page 15, line 27, leave out and insert Beatrice Wishart 232 In section 14, page 15, line 36, leave out and insert Rhoda Grant 69 In section 14, page 16, line 10, at end insert— After section 14 Rachael Hamilton 233 After section 14, insert— Tim Eagle 331 After section 14, insert— Section 15 Edward Mountain 135 In section 15, page 16, line 14, leave out Rhoda Grant 136 In section 15, page 16, line 20, leave out and insert Tim Eagle 234 In section 15, page 16, line 20, leave out and insert Rhoda Grant 137 In section 15, page 16, line 27, at end insert— 15 Edward Mountain 138 In section 15, page 16, line 31, leave out Tim Eagle 235 In section 15, page 17, line 2, leave out and insert Section 16 Tim Eagle 236 In section 16, page 17, line 9, at end insert— Mark Ruskell 29 In section 16, page 17, line 9, at end insert— Mark Ruskell 30 In section 16, page 17, line 10, at end insert— 16 Edward Mountain 139 In section 16, page 17, line 14, leave out Rhoda Grant 140 In section 16, page 17, line 15, at end insert— Tim Eagle 237 In section 16, page 17, leave out line 23 Tim Eagle 238 In section 16, page 17, line 37, leave out and insert Beatrice Wishart 239 In section 16, page 18, line 9, after insert Emma Harper 240 In section 16, page 18, line 15, leave out Emma Harper 241 In section 16, page 18, line 23, at end insert— Rhoda Grant 141 In section 16, page 19, line 32, at end insert— Edward Mountain 142 In section 16, page 20, line 9, leave out and insert 17 Edward Mountain 143 In section 16, page 20, line 11, leave out and insert Beatrice Wishart 242 In section 16, page 20, line 16, after insert Beatrice Wishart 243 In section 16, page 20, line 16, after insert— After section 16 Edward Mountain 145 After section 16, insert— Edward Mountain 146 After section 16, insert— Rhoda Grant 147 After section 16, insert— Section 17 Tim Eagle 244 In section 17, page 22, line 10, leave out and insert Section 19 Tim Eagle 245 In section 19, page 22, line 31, leave out Rhoda Grant 70 In section 19, page 22, line 34, at end insert— 21 After section 20 Mark Ruskell 246 After section 20, insert— Section 22 Edward Mountain 148 In section 22, page 24, line 16, leave out Section 24 Edward Mountain 149 In section 24, page 25, line 33, leave out Section 25 Edward Mountain 150 In section 25, page 26...

Last updated: 13 November 2025

20251107_Housing_Sec_to_Convener_Housing priorities

I would also like to thank the Committee for the consideration and work on building safety and maintenance, which informed the evidence and conclusions presented on 26 September. I have sought to address the questions posed within the letter in Annex B, C & D.

Last updated: 30 September 2025

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Disabled people have also emphasised a need to move away from ideas that convenience means ‘laziness,’ when in reality, convenience means independence for many disabled people. 26. This is not simply an issue about plastic straws but goes much wider in terms of policymaking.

Last updated: 9 September 2025

Boundaries Review letter to Chair September

We then went to the Deputy First Minister at the time and said that, until the approvals process is clarified, it does not make sense for us to continue to generate proposals. We would be 26 Letter from the Minister for Parliamentary Business to the Convener of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee - 17 April 2025 27 We wrote to the Scottish ...