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Participation and child-friendly reports
Josh Kennedy, Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament giving evidence to the Committee on 26 November 2020.The Scottish ParliamentJosh Kennedy (SYP) and Beth Cadger (Article 12) said CRWIAs should be published in a child-friendly format.
The first of these was PE1655 by Christine Metcalfe, on behalf of Avich and Kilchrenan Community Council, on Scotland's National Scenic Areas, which was referred to the Committee by the Public Petitions Committee on 26 March 2018. It called on the cottish Government to review the process for designation of National Scenic Areas (NSAs) and to consider increa...
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2017
The Committee took formal evidence on the Bill at six meetings (see further Annex A):
on 5 September 2017, the Committee heard from Scottish Government officials assisting Ministers in taking the Bill through Parliament (“the Bill team”);
on 19 September 2017, the Committee heard from representatives of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, and Thompsons Solicitors;
on 26...
It was these provisions (principally sections 23, 26 and 27 of the 2014 Act) which the Supreme Court found lacked essential clarity and safeguards and therefore breached human rights requirements.
Official Report 26 November 2025. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/pa-26-11-2025?
At the Conveners Group meeting on the 26 March 2025 with the First Minister, John Swinney was asked by our Convener for his views on the idea that for effective scrutiny, culture trumps structure.
He said—1Education, Children and Young People Committee. Official Report, 26 February 2025, Col 2. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/api/sitecore/CustomMedia/OfficialReport?
The Scottish Parliament . (2022, September 26). Proposed Removal from Office and Recall (Members of the Scottish Parliament) Bill – Graham Simpson MSP Summary of Consultation Responses.
However, in December 2023, the SFC forecast that the income tax net position for 2025-26 would be £1,749 million – far higher than it is now forecasting.