Skip to main content

Parliament dissolved ahead of election

The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

During dissolution, there are no MSPs and no parliamentary business can take place.

For more information, please visit Election 2026

Loading…

Search

There are 61,805 results relating to "recess dates"

Order by |

Refine your search

Select from the available filters to refine your search


Available filters:

Can't find what you're looking for?

If you're having trouble finding the information you want, please contact [email protected].

Last updated: 10 June 2024

Revised Explanatory Notes Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill

These are defined, respectively, as “the most up to-to-date international reporting practice” and “a practice which produces results which are consistent with those which would have been produced by using the international carbon reporting practice which was current at the later of 30 June 2018, or the date on which ...
Last updated: 17 May 2023

SPBill16AS062023

.”, 35 (b) after subsection (7) insert— “(7A) Subsection (7)(b) does not apply where the prisoner fell to be released on or by an excepted day and the release was brought forward to a Thursday by virtue of subsection (7)(a). 7 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill Part 2—release from custody (7B) For the purposes of subsections (7) and (7A)— (a) an “excepted day” is a day which is— (i) a Friday, (ii) a Saturday, 5 (iii) a Sunday, (iv) a public holiday, (v) the day before a public holiday, (b) a “suitable release day” is a day which is not— (i) in a case where subsection (7)(a) applies, an excepted day, 10 (ii) in a case where subsection (7)(b) applies, an excepted day or a 1 Thursday.”. 7 Release on licence of long-term prisoners (1) The 1993 Act is amended as follows. (2) In section 1A (application to certain persons serving more than one sentence), in 15 subsection (1)(c), after “3AA” insert “or 3AB”. (3) In section 1B (prisoners serving consecutive sentences including at least one terrorism sentence), in subsection (11), after “3AA” insert “or 3AB”. (4) In section 3AA (further powers to release prisoners)— (a) subsection (1)(b) and “or” immediately preceding it are repealed, 20 (aa) subsection (7) is repealed, (b) in the section title, after “release” insert “short-term”. (5) After that section insert— “3AB Further powers to release long-term prisoners (1) The Scottish Ministers may release on licence under this section a long-term 25 prisoner whose release under section 1 has not been recommended by the Parole Board. (2) Before releasing a long-term prisoner by virtue of subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must consult the Parole Board. (3) If directed to do so by the Parole Board, the Scottish Ministers must release 30 on licence under this section a long-term prisoner whose release on having served one half of the prisoner’s sentence has been recommended by the Board. (4) In deciding whether to release a long-term prisoner by virtue of subsection (1) or direct the release of a prisoner by virtue of subsection (3), the Scottish Ministers or, as the case may be, the Parole Board must have regard to 35 considerations of— (a) protecting the public at large, (b) preventing re-offending by the prisoner, and (c) securing the successful re-integration of the prisoner into the community. 8 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill Part 2—release from custody (5) A long-term prisoner may not be released on licence under this section before the beginning of the period of 180 days ending with the day on which the prisoner will have served one half of the prisoner’s sentence. (6) The period for which a long-term prisoner is to be released on licence under 5 this section (the “release period”)— (a) may not exceed 180 days on any one occasion, (b) is to be specified— (i) where subsection (1) applies, by the Scottish Ministers, (ii) where subsection (3) applies, by the Parole Board. 10 (7) Subject to subsection (6)(a), the Scottish Ministers or, as the case may be, the 1 Parole Board may extend the release period specified by virtue of subsection (6)(b)(i) or, as the case may be, (ii). (8) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this section requires the Scottish Ministers or the Parole Board to make a decision by a particular date...
Last updated: 13 March 2024

SPBill44S062024

Notice of assessment 41 (1) The valuer must— (a) give a notice in writing (referred to in this Part as a “notice of assessment”) to— 35 (i) the small landholder, and (ii) the landlord, and 94 Land Reform (Scotland) Bill Schedule—Small landholdings Part 4—Compensation Chapter 3—Process for determination of compensation amount (b) at the same time, give a copy of the notice to the Tenant Farming Commissioner. (2) The notice of assessment must be given before the end of the period of 8 weeks beginning with— (a) the day after the day on which the period for applying under paragraph 38(1) to 5 appoint a different person as the valuer ends without such an application being made, or (b) where such an application is made— (i) the date...
Official Report Meeting date: 21 April 2022

Social Justice and Social Security Committee 21 April 2022

In fact, there is a risk of the country heading into recession, and we know from previous experience that recessions can do quite strange things to poverty.
Questions and Answers Date lodged: 17 November 2022

S6O-01572

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether provision can be made for access to the Room for Contemplation for evening events held during recess. S6O-01572
Last updated: 9 December 2025

SPICe Briefing for petition PE2203

It is recommended that at least two named volunteers amongst school staff should have responsibility for ensuring that: • on a monthly basis, that the AAIs are present and in date; • that replacement AAIs are obtained when expiry dates approach (this can be facilitated by signing up to the AAI expiry alerts through t...
Last updated: 12 December 2023

NicolaSturgeonMSP_A9 Inquiry

Mr Neil is correct that the submission included a delivery timescale for completion in 2025, with milestones dates for each section of the programme.
Last updated: 26 April 2023

PE1900_O

Status of NHS Grampian’s Controlled Drug License Application An initial date of February 2023 was given to the Minister for Drug Policy for an application to be made for a Controlled Drug Licence.
Committee reports Date published: 11 March 2021

Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 9 March 2021

The Scottish Government also acknowledged in its response that regulation 5(1) should refer to the “relevant date” rather than refer to “that date” in order to attract the definition of “relevant date” in regulation 5(2).
Committee reports Date published: 22 April 2020

Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 21 April 2020

Doing so will support future economic and societal recovery, will ensure consistency of approach across the planning system and thus certainty for developers and the public, and will maintain the ability of the Energy Consents Unit to continue to process applications efficiently. As we are in recess I have copied this letter to the convener of the Economy, ...

Can't find what you're looking for?

If you're having trouble finding the information you want, please contact [email protected].