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SPICe briefings Date published: 6 January 2025

Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Sections 4 to 8 - Police conduct

The Cabinet Secretary said that this amendment would put into the bill something which was intended anyway but that it "needs to be reworded to avoid giving constables the wrong impression that, if they engage, proceedings will not continue".

SPICe briefings Date published: 15 November 2023

Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill - Section 11 – Complaint handling reviews

To combat this, Dame Elish supported suggestions by the previous PIRC that the PIRC should have a statutory recommendation making power, with supporting obligations upon the Chief Constable. While the Angiolini Review refers only to placing obligations on the Chief Constable, the Bill places this requirement on the “...

Committee reports Date published: 25 March 2019

Report on post-legislative scrutiny of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 - The Police Service of Scotland - Implementing culture change

The Committee welcomes the Chief Constable’s commitment to an inclusive process going forward.

Committee reports Date published: 7 November 2018

Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - ORI (‘other relevant information’) – current processes

ORI (‘other relevant information’) – current processes At present, the discretion to include such non-conviction information, known as ‘other relevant information’ or ‘ORI’ on a person's higher level Disclosure certificate or PVG Scheme Record lies with the Chief Constable of Police Scotland. Gerard Hart of Disclosure Scotland provided a definition of ORI as “a paragraph of text that can relate to matters that never went to court and were not tested in that way but which the chief constable reasonably believes to be pertinent to the kind of work that the individual is seeking to do or the vulnerable group that the individual is seeking to work with.

Official Report Meeting date: 22 February 2022

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 22 February 2022

Thank you, Ms Callaghan. For Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con) Briggs, Miles (Lothian) (Con) Burnett, Alexander (Aberdeenshire West) (Con) Cameron, Donald (Highlands and Islands) (Con) Carlaw, Jackson (Eastwood) (Con) Carson, Finlay (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con) Dowey, Sharon (South Scotland) (Con) Findlay, Russell (West Scotland) (Con) Fraser, Murdo (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) Gallacher, Meghan (Central Scotland) (Con) Golden, Maurice (North East Scotland) (Con) Gosal, Pam (West Scotland) (Con) Greene, Jamie (West Scotland) (Con) Gulhane, Sandesh (Glasgow) (Con) Hoy, Craig (South Scotland) (Con) Halcro Johnston, Jamie (Highlands and Islands) (Con) Kerr, Liam (North East Scotland) (Con) Kerr, Stephen (Central Scotland) (Con) Lockhart, Dean (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) Lumsden, Douglas (North East Scotland) (Con) Mundell, Oliver (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Ross, Douglas (Highlands and Islands) (Con) Simpson, Graham (Central Scotland) (Con) Smith, Liz (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) Stewart, Alexander (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) Webber, Sue (Lothian) (Con) Wells, Annie (Glasgow) (Con) White, Tess (North East Scotland) (Con) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Against Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Dr Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beattie, Colin (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP) Boyack, Sarah (Lothian) (Lab) Brown, Keith (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP) Brown, Siobhian (Ayr) (SNP) Burgess, Ariane (Highlands and Islands) (Green) Callaghan, Stephanie (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) Chapman, Maggie (North East Scotland) (Green) Choudhury, Foysol (Lothian) (Lab) Clark, Katy (West Scotland) (Lab) Coffey, Willie (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) Cole-Hamilton, Alex (Edinburgh Western) (LD) Constance, Angela (Almond Valley) (SNP) Dey, Graeme (Angus South) (SNP) Don, Natalie (Renfrewshire North and West) (SNP) Doris, Bob (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP) Dornan, James (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP) Dunbar, Jackie (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP) Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Glasgow) (Lab) Ewing, Annabelle (Cowdenbeath) (SNP) Ewing, Fergus (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP) Fairlie, Jim (Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) (SNP) FitzPatrick, Joe (Dundee City West) (SNP) Forbes, Kate (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP) Gibson, Kenneth (Cunninghame North) (SNP) Gilruth, Jenny (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) (SNP) Gougeon, Mairi (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP) Grahame, Christine (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) Gray, Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP) Greer, Ross (West Scotland) (Green) Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP) Harvie, Patrick (Glasgow) (Green) Haughey, Clare (Rutherglen) (SNP) Hepburn, Jamie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (SNP) Hyslop, Fiona (Linlithgow) (SNP) Johnson, Daniel (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) Kidd, Bill (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP) Lennon, Monica (Central Scotland) (Lab) Leonard, Richard (Central Scotland) (Lab) Lochhead, Richard (Moray) (SNP) MacDonald, Gordon (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP) MacGregor, Fulton (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP) Mackay, Gillian (Central Scotland) (Green) Mackay, Rona (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) Macpherson, Ben (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (SNP) Maguire, Ruth (Cunninghame South) (SNP) Marra, Michael (North East Scotland) (Lab) Martin, Gillian (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP) Mason, John (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) Matheson, Michael (Falkirk West) (SNP) McAllan, Màiri (Clydesdale) (SNP) McArthur, Liam (Orkney Islands) (LD) McLennan, Paul (East Lothian) (SNP) McMillan, Stuart (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP) McNair, Marie (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP) McNeill, Pauline (Glasgow) (Lab) Minto, Jenni (Argyll and Bute) (SNP) Mochan, Carol (South Scotland) (Lab) Nicoll, Audrey (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP) O’Kane, Paul (West Scotland) (Lab) Regan, Ash (Edinburgh Eastern) (SNP) Rennie, Willie (North East Fife) (LD) Robertson, Angus (Edinburgh Central) (SNP) Robison, Shona (Dundee City East) (SNP) Roddick, Emma (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) Rowley, Alex (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Ruskell, Mark (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green) Sarwar, Anas (Glasgow) (Lab) Slater, Lorna (Lothian) (Green) Smyth, Colin (South Scotland) (Lab) Somerville, Shirley-Anne (Dunfermline) (SNP) Stevenson, Collette (East Kilbride) (SNP) Stewart, Kaukab (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP) Stewart, Kevin (Aberdeen Central) (SNP) Sweeney, Paul (Glasgow) (Lab) Swinney, John (Perthshire North) (SNP) Thomson, Michelle (Falkirk East) (SNP) Todd, Maree (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP) Torrance, David (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) Whitfield, Martin (South Scotland) (Lab) Whitham, Elena (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) Yousaf, Humza (Glasgow Pollok) (SNP) The result of the division is: For 29, Against 92, Abstentions 0.

Last updated: 28 March 2024

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Supported by: Emma Harper*, John Mason*, Annabelle Ewing*, Bill Kidd*, Colin Beattie*, Ivan McKee*, Stuart McMillan*, David Torrance*, Pam Duncan-Glancy*, Maggie Chapman* Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support Sue Webber: Leslie Purdie, from Livingston, Named Bathgate Golf Club’s First S6M-12654 Female Captain (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Jackson Carlaw*, Sharon Dowey*, Douglas Ross*, Paul Sweeney*, Clare Adamson*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12653 Liam Kerr: 40th Aberdeen Girl Guides Celebrate 100-year Anniversary (lodged on 26 March 2024) Thursday 28 March 2024 16 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan New Support: Pam Duncan-Glancy*, Colin Beattie*, Jackson Carlaw*, Kenneth Gibson*, Tess White*, Edward Mountain*, Jamie Greene*, Craig Hoy*, Sharon Dowey*, Douglas Ross*, Kevin Stewart*, Paul Sweeney*, Clare Adamson*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12652 Gordon MacDonald: Heriot-Watt University Scientist Celebrated at 2024 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Annabelle Ewing*, Alex Rowley*, Bill Kidd*, Pam Duncan-Glancy*, Sue Webber*, Miles Briggs*, Michelle Thomson*, Sandesh Gulhane*, Jeremy Balfour*, Colin Beattie*, Ivan McKee*, Stuart McMillan*, Paul Sweeney*, David Torrance*, Clare Adamson*, Marie McNair* S6M-12651 Gordon MacDonald: Canal View Primary School Receives Reading School Accreditation (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Kenneth Gibson*, Sue Webber*, Paul Sweeney*, Clare Adamson*, Marie McNair* S6M-12650 Neil Bibby: Congratulating the Scottish Women's Premier League on a Record- breaking Cup Final (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Kenneth Gibson*, Carol Mochan*, Paul Sweeney*, Clare Adamson* S6M-12649 John Mason: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Clare Adamson* S6M-12648 John Mason: World Water Day (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Clare Adamson* S6M-12647 John Mason: World Tuberculosis Day (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Brian Whittle*, Paul Sweeney*, Clare Adamson*, Maggie Chapman* S6M-12646 Christine Grahame: Barkley Marathons (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Alexander Stewart*, Ivan McKee*, Paul Sweeney*, Clare Adamson*, Marie McNair* S6M-12645 Jeremy Balfour: Congratulations to Jasmin Paris on Completing the Barkley Marathons Race (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Jackson Carlaw*, Sharon Dowey*, Paul Sweeney*, Clare Adamson*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12644 Finlay Carson: Countryside Alliance Scotland Stages Rural Oscars (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Jackson Carlaw*, Sharon Dowey*, Douglas Ross*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12643 Finlay Carson: Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival Celebrates 45th Anniversary (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Jackson Carlaw*, Sharon Dowey*, Douglas Ross*, Paul Sweeney*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12638 Kevin Stewart: Calling on the UK Government to Compensate the WASPI Women (lodged on 25 March 2024) Thursday 28 March 2024 17 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan New Support: Michael Matheson*, Marie McNair* S6M-12636 Annabelle Ewing: North Queensferry Primary School Sporting Award Success (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Clare Adamson* S6M-12634 Annabelle Ewing: Food Shack Fife CIC Awarded Asda Foundation Grant (lodged on 25 March 2024) New Support: Clare Adamson* S6M-12633 John Mason: International Day of Forests (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Clare Adamson* S6M-12632 Alexander Stewart: Army Veteran from Tullibody and Sight Scotland Veterans' Teammates Conquer the Cairngorms (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Jackson Carlaw*, Sharon Dowey*, Douglas Ross*, Paul Sweeney*, Clare Adamson*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12631 Christine Grahame: Justice for Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) (lodged on 25 March 2024) New Support: Clare Adamson*, Marie McNair* S6M-12630 Tess White: University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute Leads the Way in Brain Cell Research to Help in the Fight Against Obesity (lodged on 25 March 2024) New Support: Jackson Carlaw*, Douglas Ross*, Clare Adamson*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12629 Tess White: Glenesk Hotel, Edzell, is a Finalist in the Scottish Prestige Hotel Awards (lodged on 25 March 2024) New Support: Jackson Carlaw*, Douglas Ross*, Sue Webber*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12628 Tess White: Kincardine and Mearns Youth Club (KMYC) Granted Community Asset Transfer of Former Sea Cadet Building in Stonehaven (lodged on 25 March 2024) New Support: Jackson Carlaw*, Douglas Ross*, Clare Adamson*, Douglas Lumsden* Michelle Thomson: CVS Falkirk Celebrates 10th Anniversary at Falkirk Funders S6M-12627 Fayre 2024 (lodged on 25 March 2024) New Support: Michael Matheson*, Clare Adamson* S6M-12624 Pam Gosal: Athena Glasgow Women and Girls Football Academy Receive £442 from the Asda Foundation (lodged on 25 March 2024) New Support: Jackson Carlaw*, Clare Adamson*, Sue Webber*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12623 Pam Gosal: Thomas Muir Primary School Parent Teacher Association Receive £442 from the Asda Foundation (lodged on 25 March 2024) New Support: Jackson Carlaw*, Douglas Ross*, Clare Adamson*, Sue Webber*, Douglas Lumsden* Thursday 28 March 2024 18 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S6M-12622 Jackie Baillie: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Scotland Report, Worried and Waiting: A Review of Paediatric Waiting Times in Scotland (lodged on 26 March 2024) New Support: Paul Sweeney* S6M-12621 Pam Gosal: Families of Auchinairn Coming Together Receives £388 from the Asda Foundation (lodged on 25 March 2024) New Support: Jackson Carlaw*, Douglas Ross*, Clare Adamson*, Sue Webber*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12619 Pam Gosal: Garelochhead Station Trust Receives £400 from the Asda Foundation (lodged on 22 March 2024) New Support: Clare Adamson*, Sue Webber*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12618 Pam Gosal: Helensburgh RFC Receives £635 from the Asda Foundation (lodged on 22 March 2024) New Support: Clare Adamson*, Sue Webber*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12617 Oliver Mundell: Putting Langholm on the Map (lodged on 25 March 2024) New Support: Jackson Carlaw*, Douglas Ross*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12616 Michelle Thomson: Falkirk East’s Jamie O’Rourke Named Personality of the Year 2024 (lodged on 22 March 2024) New Support: Michael Matheson*, Clare Adamson* S6M-12614 Jamie Greene: Success for Greenock in the Scottish Restaurant Awards (lodged on 22 March 2024) New Support: Jackson Carlaw*, Douglas Ross*, Clare Adamson*, Sue Webber*, Douglas Lumsden* S6M-12612 Clare Haughey: WASPI PHSO Final Report Published (lodged on 25 March 2024) New Support: Bob Doris*, Christine Grahame*, Clare Adamson*, Marie McNair* Stuart McMillan: Inverclyde Royal Hospital Workers Recognised for Completing S6M-12611 100 Years of Service (lodged on 22 March 2024) New Support: Clare Adamson*, Sue Webber*, Marie McNair* S6M-12610 Stuart McMillan: Inverclyde HSCP Awarded Gold Level Two Digital Telecare Implementation Award (lodged on 22 March 2024) New Support: Clare Adamson*, Marie McNair* S6M-12609 Mark Ruskell: Fred.

Committee reports Date published: 19 June 2025

Report on the Scottish Budget process in practice - Scottish Budget and related forecasts

Report on Scottish Budget 2025-26. Retrieved from https://bprcdn.parliament.scot/published/FPA/2025/1/29/5cf34751-cca7-4ef4-8a6a-8d79a43fd322-1/FPAS062025R2.pdf The Committee explored with the SFC and OBR during this inquiry the timing of the Scottish Budget and related forecasts.

Last updated: 10 November 2025

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Consideration of continued petitions: The Committee will consider the following continued petition— PE1876: Accurately record the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape The Committee will take evidence from— Chief Constable Jo Farrell and Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs (Professionalism and E...

Committee reports Date published: 2 July 2024

Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - Proposals in the Bill

It explains that— “It will require the Chief Constable to allow remote access to the system.

Last updated: 11 March 2026

Guidance for members and their staff

Committees are required to conclude their business before 26 March 2026 and will not be able to meet thereafter.

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