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Disqualification from appointment 3 An individual is disqualified from holding the office of Commissioner if the individual 20 is or, within the year preceding the date on which the appointment is to take effect, has been— (a) a member of the Scottish Parliament, (b) a member of the House of Commons, (c) a member of the House of Lords, 25 (d) a member of th...
Last updated: 3 June 2025

Records management retention schedule

The activities involved in 004.002.002 Pass records - Media Date of application 1 year Destroy Business issuing day passes to members of the Media.
Last updated: 15 November 2022

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In addition, information can go out-of-date in between annual return submissions.
Committee reports Date published: 20 February 2026

Code of Conduct changes - Cross-Party Groups - Annexe A: Draft Code of Conduct changes

For the purposes of calculating the 90 120 day period, no account will be taken of any time during which the Parliament is in recess for more than 4 days. 24. A Group seeking to re-register must hold an initial meeting and elect office bearers.
Last updated: 7 February 2024

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Safeguards for children involved in criminal proceedings 11 Custody of children before commencement of proceedings 30 (1) The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”) is amended as follows. (2) In section 22 (under 18s to be kept in place of safety prior to court), in subsection (1), for paragraph (b) substitute— “(b) a constable believes the person is under 18 years of age.”. 12 Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Criminal justice and procedure (3) In section 23 (notice to parent that under 18 to be brought before court)— (a) in subsection (1), for “16 years of age or over and subject to a supervision order or under 16” substitute “under 18”, (b) in subsection (4), the definition of “supervision order” is repealed. 5 (4) In section 24 (notice to local authority that under 18 to be brought before court)— (a) in subsection (1), in paragraph (a), for “either subsection (2) or (3)” substitute “subsection (2)”, (b) for subsection (2) substitute— “(2) This subsection applies to a person who is under 18 years of age.”, 10 (c) subsection (3) is repealed. 1 (5) In section 33 (consent to interview without solicitor)— (a) in subsection (1), for “Subsections (2) and (3) apply” substitute “Subsection (2) applies”, (b) in subsection (2)— 15 (i) in paragraph (a), for “16” substitute “18”, (ii) paragraph (b) is repealed, (iii) in paragraph (c), for “16” substitute “18”, (c) subsections (3), (4) and (5) are repealed. (6) In section 38 (right to have intimation sent to other person), in subsection (7)— 20 (a) the words from “to ascertain” to the end become paragraph (a), (b) after that paragraph insert “, or (b) for a local authority to give advice by virtue of section 41(9).”. (7) In section 41 (social work involvement in relation to under 18s)— (a) in subsection (1)— 25 (i) in paragraph (a), for “the person may be subject to a supervision order” substitute “person to be under 18 years of age”, (ii) paragraph (b) and “or” immediately preceding it are repealed, (b) after that subsection insert— “(1A) Intimation of the following facts must also be sent to a local authority— 30 (a) where the person in custody declines to exercise the right to have intimation sent under section 38, that fact, (b) where the person in custody requests under section 39(3)(b) that the person to whom intimation is to be sent under section 38 is not asked to attend at the place where the person in custody is being held, that 35 fact, (c) where the person in custody requests under section 39(6)(b) that no further attempt to send intimation under section 38 is made, that fact, 13 Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Criminal justice and procedure (d) where the person to whom intimation is sent under section 38— (i) does not access the person in custody by virtue of the person in custody not wishing that person to have access by virtue of section 40(2), or 5 (ii) is refused access to the person in custody or has such access restricted by virtue of section 40(4), that fact.”, (c) in subsection (2)— (i) in the opening words, after “subsection (1)” insert “or (1A)”, 10 (ii) paragraph (a) is repealed, 1 (iii) in paragraph (b)— (A) sub-paragraph (i) and “and” following it are repealed, (B) in sub-paragraph (ii), “(having regard to the effect of subsection (4)(a))” is repealed, 15 (d) in subsection (4), paragraph (a) and “and” following it are repealed, (e) subsections (7) and (8) are repealed, (f) in subsection (9), for “The local authority” substitute “A local authority sent intimation under subsection (1) or (1A)”, (g) subsection (10) is repealed. 20 report of suspected offences involving children 12 Restriction on (1) The 2016 Act is amended as follows. (2) After section 106 insert— “C HAPTER 2A R EPORT OF SUSPECTED OFFENCES INVOLVING CHILDREN 25 106A Restriction on report of suspected offences (1) Subject to subsection (4) and section 106B, no publication is to include information relating to a person if— (a) that information is likely to lead to the identification of the person as being a person by whom an offence is suspected to have been committed, 30 and (b) the person was aged under 18 at the date...
Official Report Meeting date: 23 October 2018

Meeting of the Parliament 23 October 2018

There are a number of plans, starting before recess with our medium-term financial framework and working all the way through.
Last updated: 12 November 2025

Consumer Scotland Followup to evidence session on 29 October 2025

Research and Investigations function Robust, up-to-date evidence is essential to underpin recommendations that have ‘weight’ and will engender change.
Official Report Meeting date: 12 August 2014

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 12 August 2014

Even had the period been 40 days, our ability to consider the order would still have been the result of happenstance, because at this time of year we are normally in recess. I am glad that we have had the opportunity to consider the order.
Official Report Meeting date: 28 June 2023

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee 28 June 2023

If we had a date, we would give you it, but we do not.
Official Report Meeting date: 27 February 2019

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 27 February 2019

I would like to know whether, if the exit date were to change, that would have a consequence for the regulations.

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