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As requested, I have set out below an overview of the engagement we undertook on our draft Work Programme for 2025-26, and the main issues raised. Draft Work Programme 2025-26 st Ou January, and the r Draft Work Programme was published for consultation on 21 consultation period lasted four weeks.
The draft Scottish budget confirms the mental health budget will be £149.8 million in 2026- 27, a 12% increase against the 2025-26 Post ABR budget. Given concerns which the publication of the Autumn Budget Revision for 2025-26 generated in October, I am keen to offer some insight into the process and structural chang...
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS Parliamentary Year 2, No. 69, Session 6 Meeting of the Parliament Thursday 26 January 2023 Note: (DT) signifies a decision taken at Decision Time.
Dean Lockhart: To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the number of divisional officers working in each local division as detailed in the latest publication of Police Scotland's officer and staff numbers.
Dean Lockhart: To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the number of divisional officers working in each local division as detailed in the latest publication of Police Scotland's officer and staff numbers.
You mentioned the Standards Commission and the statutory directions, which are still in place. What is the latest position on compliance with those statutory directions?
Sustainability of efficiency savings
In our Report on Audit Scotland’s Budget Proposal 2024/25, the Commission concluded that, “in future years, we expect to see more evidence from Audit Scotland on how it has undertaken to achieve efficiency savings and avoid underspends”.1Scottish Commission for Public Audit. (2024, January 26). Audit Scotland Budget Pro...
Digital Connectivity also sees a large increase (111% in real terms) which largely reflects the fact that one-off income was received in 2025-26 as part of the Gainshare agreement with BT.
Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
SP Bill number44 Type of BillG Length of Bill (no. of pages in the Bill excluding contents pages and back sheets)110 Date introduced13 Mar 24 Preliminary discussions in committeeNZET 4 Jun 24Lead committee appointedStage 1 discussions in lead committeeNZET 11 Jun 24NZET 18 Jun 24NZET 25 Jun 24NZET 5 Nov 24NZET 19 Nov 24NZET 26 Nov 24NZET 3 Dec 24NZET 10 Dec 24NZET 17 Dec 24NZET 28 Jan 25NZET 4 Feb 25NZET 18 Feb 25NZET 11 Mar 25NZET 18 Mar 25Stage 1 discussions in other committeesDPLR 18 Jun 24DPLR 17 Sept 24DPLR 29 Oct 24DPLR 26 Nov 24Stage 1 report ref.SP 721SP 760Stage 1 plenary debate26 Mar 25Preliminary discussions in committee prior to Stage 2Stage 2 committee discussionsAfter stage 2 discussionsStage 2 report ref.Discussions in committee prior to Stage 3Stage 3 plenary debate/sDate passed / fell / withdrawnLength of Bill as passedLength of passage in calendar daysDate of Royal AssentAct Number