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Last updated: 1 October 2024

NHS Forth Valley Update on NHS Scotland Support and Intervention Framework

The Chief Operating Officer, following recent visits to NHS Forth Valley, indicated that there is a keen sense of the team working together across health and social care.

Last updated: 28 February 2024

Welfare of dogs Bill CG 6 February 2024

For the purposes of the code of practice, the “relevant offences” are the offences created under Part 2 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 or in regulations made under section 26 or 27 of that Act, specifically the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021.

Official Report Meeting date: 6 November 2025

Meeting of the Parliament 06 November 2025

Online Child Abuse The First Minister will be aware of the chief constable’s comments to the Criminal Justice Committee this week that reports of online child abuse have more than doubled in the past year.

Last updated: 30 May 2024

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Deletion of details of alternatives to prosecution 5 Deletion of details of alternatives to prosecution for relevant offences 5 (1) If it appears to the Scottish Ministers that an alternative to prosecution has, before the coming into force of this Act, been given to a person for a relevant offence, the Scottish Ministers must direct the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland to delete the details, contained in the criminal history database, of the alternative to prosecution. (2) As soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a direction under subsection (1), 10 the chief constable must delete the details of the alternative to prosecution. 1 (3) Where the Scottish Ministers give a direction under subsection (1) in relation to an alternative to prosecution given to a person, the Scottish Ministers— (a) must take all reasonable steps to notify the person, or, if the person is no longer alive, the person’s personal representatives, that the direction has been given, or 15 (b) if it is not reasonably practicable to give a notification under paragraph (a), must take all reasonable steps to— (i) identify some other person whom the Scottish Ministers consider it appropriate to notify, and (ii) notify that person that the direction has been given. 20 (4) For the purposes of this section, the Scottish Ministers must, in particular, consider any representations made to the Scottish Ministers which claim that a person has been given an alternative to prosecution for a relevant offence, whether or not made by that person. (5) An alternative to prosecution has been given to a person for a relevant offence within the meaning of subsection (1) if the person— 25 (a) has been given a warning in respect of the offence by a constable in Scotland or a procurator fiscal, (b) has accepted, or is deemed to have accepted— (i) a conditional offer issued in respect of the offence under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, or 30 (ii) a compensation offer issued in respect of the offence under section 302A of that Act, (c) has had a work order made against the person in respect of the offence under section 303ZA of that Act, or (d) has accepted an offer made by a procurator fiscal in respect of the offence to 35 undertake an activity or treatment or to receive services or do any other thing as an alternative to prosecution. (6) In this section, the “criminal history database” means the criminal history database of the Police Service of Scotland held for the use of police forces generally. 4 Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill Information-sharing 6 Provision of information The Scottish Ministers may, by notice in writing, require a person to provide them with information which— 5 (a) the person holds, and (b) the Scottish Ministers consider is necessary for the carrying out of their functions under this Act.

Last updated: 14 May 2024

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Deletion of details of alternatives to prosecution 5 Deletion of details of alternatives to prosecution for relevant offences (1) If it appears to the Scottish Ministers that an alternative to prosecution has, before the 20 coming into force of this Act, been given to a person for a relevant offence, the Scottish Ministers must direct the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland to delete the details, contained in the criminal history database, of the alternative to prosecution. (2) As soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a direction under subsection (1), the chief constable must delete the details of the alternative to prosecution. 25 (3) Where the Scottish Ministers give a direction under subsection (1) in relation to an alternative to prosecution given to a person, the Scottish Ministers— (a) must take all reasonable steps to notify the person, or, if the person is no longer alive, the person’s personal representatives, that the direction has been given, or (b) if it is not reasonably practicable to give a notification under paragraph (a), must 30 take all reasonable steps to— (i) identify some other person whom the Scottish Ministers consider it appropriate to notify, and (ii) notify that person that the direction has been given. (4) For the purposes of this section, the Scottish Ministers must, in particular, consider any 35 representations made to the Scottish Ministers which claim that a person has been given an alternative to prosecution for a relevant offence, whether or not made by that person. (5) An alternative to prosecution has been given to a person for a relevant offence within the meaning of subsection (1) if the person— (a) has been given a warning in respect of the offence by a constable in Scotland or 40 a procurator fiscal, (b) has accepted, or is deemed to have accepted— (i) a conditional offer issued in respect of the offence under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, or 4 Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill (ii) a compensation offer issued in respect of the offence under section 302A of that Act, (c) has had a work order made against the person in respect of the offence under section 303ZA of that Act, or 5 (d) has accepted an offer made by a procurator fiscal in respect of the offence to undertake an activity or treatment or to receive services or do any other thing as an alternative to prosecution. (6) In this section, the “criminal history database” means the criminal history database of the Police Service of Scotland held for the use of police forces generally. 10 Information-sharing 1 6 Provision of information The Scottish Ministers may, by notice in writing, require a person to provide them with information which— (a) the person holds, and 15 (b) the Scottish Ministers consider is necessary for the carrying out of their functions under this Act.

Last updated: 7 March 2023

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Introduced by: Michael Matheson Explanatory Notes (SP Bill 26-EN), a Financial Memorandum (SP Bill 26-FM), a Policy Memorandum (SP Bill 26-PM), and statements on legislative competence (SP Bill 26-LC) were printed to accompany the Bill....

Last updated: 13 February 2026

CG report

The CG held three sessions with the Climate Change Committee, hearing from Chris Stark (former Chief Executive) on 26 October 2022 and 25 October 2023, and Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive, and Dr Eoin Devane, Head of Carbon Budgets, at its meeting on 24 September 2024.

Official Report Meeting date: 8 June 2023

Meeting of the Parliament 08 June 2023

For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Boyack, Sarah (Lothian) (Lab) Brown, Keith (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP) Brown, Siobhian (Ayr) (SNP) Burgess, Ariane (Highlands and Islands) (Green) Chapman, Maggie (North East Scotland) (Green) Choudhury, Foysol (Lothian) (Lab) Clark, Katy (West Scotland) (Lab) Coffey, Willie (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) Constance, Angela (Almond Valley) (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) 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) Leonard, Richard (Central Scotland) (Lab) 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) Martin, Gillian (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP) Mason, John (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) McArthur, Liam (Orkney Islands) (LD) McKee, Ivan (Glasgow Provan) (SNP) McKelvie, Christina (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP) 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) 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) Sturgeon, Nicola (Glasgow Southside) (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) Against Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con...

Official Report Meeting date: 20 September 2018

Meeting of the Parliament 20 September 2018

For Adam, George (Paisley) (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) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Beattie, Colin (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Brown, Keith (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP) Campbell, Aileen (Clydesdale) (SNP) Coffey, Willie (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) Cole-Hamilton, Alex (Edinburgh Western) (LD) Constance, Angela (Almond Valley) (SNP) Crawford, Bruce (Stirling) (SNP) Cunningham, Roseanna (Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) (SNP) Denham, Ash (Edinburgh Eastern) (SNP) Dey, Graeme (Angus South) (SNP) Doris, Bob (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP) Dornan, James (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP) Dugdale, Kezia (Lothian) (Lab) Ewing, Annabelle (Cowdenbeath) (SNP) Fabiani, Linda (East Kilbride) (SNP) Fee, Mary (West Scotland) (Lab) Findlay, Neil (Lothian) (Lab) Finnie, John (Highlands and Islands) (Green) FitzPatrick, Joe (Dundee City West) (SNP) Forbes, Kate (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP) Freeman, Jeane (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (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, Iain (East Lothian) (Lab) Greer, Ross (West Scotland) (Green) Griffin, Mark (Central Scotland) (Lab) 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) Johnstone, Alison (Lothian) (Green) Kelly, James (Glasgow) (Lab) Kidd, Bill (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP) Lamont, Johann (Glasgow) (Lab) Lennon, Monica (Central Scotland) (Lab) Lyle, Richard (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) MacDonald, Angus (Falkirk East) (SNP) MacDonald, Gordon (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP) Macdonald, Lewis (North East Scotland) (Lab) MacGregor, Fulton (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP) Mackay, Derek (Renfrewshire North and West) (SNP) Mackay, Rona (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) Maguire, Ruth (Cunninghame South) (SNP) Martin, Gillian (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP) Mason, John (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) Matheson, Michael (Falkirk West) (SNP) McAlpine, Joan (South Scotland) (SNP) McArthur, Liam (Orkney Islands) (LD) McKee, Ivan (Glasgow Provan) (SNP) McKelvie, Christina (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP) McMillan, Stuart (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP) McNeill, Pauline (Glasgow) (Lab) Neil, Alex (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP) Paterson, Gil (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP) Rennie, Willie (North East Fife) (LD) Robison, Shona (Dundee City East) (SNP) Ross, Gail (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP) Rumbles, Mike (North East Scotland) (LD) Ruskell, Mark (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green) Russell, Michael (Argyll and Bute) (SNP) Sarwar, Anas (Glasgow) (Lab) Somerville, Shirley-Anne (Dunfermline) (SNP) Stevenson, Stewart (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) Stewart, David (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) Stewart, Kevin (Aberdeen Central) (SNP) Swinney, John (Perthshire North) (SNP) Todd, Maree (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) Torrance, David (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Watt, Maureen (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP) Wheelhouse, Paul (South Scotland) (SNP) White, Sandra (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP) Wightman, Andy (Lothian) (Green) Yousaf, Humza (Glasgow Pollok) (SNP) Abstentions Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con...

Last updated: 30 April 2024

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Other stretches of the Auchtertyre to Gorstan route are far from ideal for a major tourist attraction (the North Coast 500) but the bypass is a priority for local people. pdf. application/pdf. 17683.

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