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Funding challenges in palliative care featured prominently during Parliamentary scrutiny of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Some Members expressed concern that the introduction of assisted dying would exacerbate the challenges affecting palliative care services.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2025
When the Minister gave evidence to the Committee on 12 November 2025, the Committee raised a concern expressed by Scottish Land and Estates that the provision to change the requirement for a landlord representative on the Commission's board would affect landlords’ interests.
Although the time limits could be extended on a case-by-case basis, this would take up valuable court time, when this is in short supply.
Given that concerns have been expressed by organisations across the justice sector (including the Crown Office, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, the legal profession and victims organisations), we must take them...
Committee reports
Date published:
14 November 2024
Grounds for eviction
The Tenants Panel and some witnesses, including Living Rent, expressed concern that the Bill does not amend the current grounds for eviction, with ALACHO in its written submission describing it as a missed opportunity.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2023
There was a discussion during which various views were expressed.
After it became clear that the Committee could not reach unanimity on the issue of the proposed appointments, the Convener formally put the question that the Committee agree to the three nominations.
Non-Domestic Rates
Last reporting year the Committee considered the Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill.
The Committee expressed concern about the impact of a high volumes of appeals on assessors.
Committee reports
Date published:
15 September 2023
He highlighted that "although the expression 'purpose trusts' is commonly used, to distinguish such trusts from other types of trust, in Scots law all trusts are in fact trusts for purposes."
First, this can happen where the witness has expressed a wish to give evidence without the benefit of the ban on the personal conduct of the case, and it is appropriate for them to do so.