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To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings of the latest Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, which included for the first time new questions around crimes of fraud and computer misuse.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
6 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how the proposals outlined in its latest Building a New Scotland paper, Social Security in an independent Scotland, would support Scotland’s social security system.
We also undertook a consultation on new-style local development plans. New-style LDP regulations will be laid shortly after the new NPF4 comes into effect.
Membership changes
Previous and new Members of the Committee during the reporting year were:
Convener: Michelle Ballantyne (Con) (3 March 2020 – 20 August 2020)
Convener: Gordon Lindhurst (Con) (25 August 2020 -)
Jackie Baillie (Lab) (6 September 2018 – 5 May 2020)
Maurice Golden (Con) (20 August 2020 -)
Rhoda Grant (Lab) (5 May 2020 – 25 November 2020)
Alison Harris (Con) (25 February 2020 – 16 December 2020)
Dean Lockhart (Con) (6 September 2018 – 20 August 2020)
Alex Rowley (Lab) (26 November 2020 -)
Graham Simpson (Con) (16 December 2020 -)
Continuing members of the Committee:
Colin Beattie (SNP) (6 September 2018 -)
Willie Coffey (SNP) (3 September 2019 -)
Richard Lyle (SNP) (3 September 2019 -)
Gordon MacDonald (SNP) (6 September 2018 -)
Andy Wightman (Ind) (6 September 2018 -)
Introduction
On 26 October 2016, an independent Commission on Parliamentary Reform was established by the Presiding Officer to look at how the Scottish Parliament can engage better with the people of Scotland and how its work can be improved to deliver better scrutiny.
Introduction
At its meeting on 26 March 2019, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the delegated powers provisions in the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 (“the Bill).iThe Bill as amended is available here.