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I congratulate Paul O’Kane on his appointment as deputy convener, and I look forward very much to working with him.Decision on Taking Business in Private Decision on Taking Business in Private The next item of business is to decide whether to discuss our work programme in private in this meeting and all future meetings. I will assume that everyone agrees t...
A separate SPICe Briefing on adults with incapacity (dated November 2024) covers the related topic of how to create a power of attorney.1Haley, L. (2024, November 26). Adults with incapacity - 2024 update, SPICe Briefing SB24-54.
Decision on taking business in private, Budget scrutiny 2025-26, Retrofitting of housing for net zero, Subordinate legislation, Budget scrutiny 2025-26, Retrofitting of housing for net-zero, Electoral boundaries: Independent review of automaticity.
Declaration of interests, Decision on taking business in private, Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26, Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26, Renters' Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation), Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private).
Committee reports
Date published:
28 September 2018
Annex A - Minutes and Official Report of Meetings
5th Meeting, 2018 (Session 5), Wednesday 20 June 2018 - Minutes
5th Meeting, 2018 (Session 5), Wednesday 20 June 2018 - Official Report
6th Meeting, 2018 (Session 5), Wednesday 12 September 2018 - Minutes
6th Meeting, 2018 (Session 5), Wednesday 12 September 2018 - Official Report
7th Meeting, 2018 (Session 5), Wednesday 26 September 2018 - Minutes
7th Meeting, 2018 (Session 5), Wednesday 26 September 2018 - Official Report [available by 6pm on Tuesday 2 October at this link]
As well as the reduction in core funding, individual funding streams have been withdrawn, including the promised £26 million for transformation and £10 million for a flexible workforce development fund.
The Scottish Government provided record funding of £1.64 billion in 2025-26, which is an increase of £90 million, to support capacity and capability to enable Police Scotland to take on more recruits last financial year than at any time since 2013, with further intakes planned throughout 2025-26.
The 2025-26 Scottish budget provides record block grant funding of more than £15 billion for local government, which is an increase of £1.1 billion, or 5.5 per cent in real terms, compared with 2024-25.