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SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 January 2026
Intergovernmental activity update Q4 2025 - Common Frameworks
The Committee received a letter from Chris Ward MP, Parliamentary Secretary, dated 14 January 2026, following a meeting on 17 November 2025 as part of the Committee’s inquiry into the transparency of intergovernmental relations.
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8 January 2026
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Committee reports
Date published:
6 January 2026
Instruments considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee during the second quarter of the Parliamentary Year 2025-26 - Overview and analysis
One instrument this quarter was reported under the significant reporting ground (e), 'there appears to be a doubt whether it is intra vires' by the Committee:
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Non-Party Campaigner Code of Practice) (Appointed Date) (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/288) on 11 November 2025.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 January 2026
SPICe Bill Summaries - Session 6 - July 2024 to June 2025 - Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill
The Scottish Government’s response to the DPLR Committee’s report, dated 5 September 2024, accepted some key policy recommendations from the Committee.
Committee reports
Date published:
5 December 2025
Subordinate legislation considered by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 3 December 2025 - Oral evidence
The Cabinet Secretary confirmed that the Good Food Nation team in the Scottish Government would “act as a central point” and both monitor the Scottish Ministers’ duty to have regard as well as ensure the list of specified functions and specified descriptions is kept up to date. A Scottish Government official set out this would be done—
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Committee reports
Date published:
5 November 2025
Subordinate legislation considered by the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on 4 November 2025
The Committee appreciates that instruments do not come into force until 1 April 2027 and welcomes the Minister's commitment to work with a more diverse range of organisations in the lead in to the coming into force date. The Committee asks that the Minister keeps the Parliament informed of its work during this lead in period.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
30 October 2025
Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill - Scottish Government memorandum (position on the Bill) and previous consultation on licensing
It also sets out that while the Scottish Government supports the general principles of the Bill, it "will seek to work with the Member to bring forward some changes to it":
"For example, we will seek an amendment to the Bill so that it commences on a date to be specified by Scottish Ministers in regulations, rather than its current provision for fixed comme...
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Published:
30 October 2025
Scottish Parliament Committee say a lack of transparency and other data issues make it very difficult to assess the effectiveness of mental health spending in Scotland’s NHS
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SPICe briefings
Date published:
16 October 2025
Palliative care and assisted dying - Expenditure
The most recent ‘official’ source of how much is spent dates back to 2008 and comes from Audit Scotland.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 October 2025
Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill - History behind the project
Retrieved from https://www.scotlawcom.gov.uk/files/1115/2222/5222/Report_on_Review_of_Contract_Law_-_Formation_Interpretation_Remedies_for_Breach_and_Penalty_Clauses_Report_No_252.pdf [accessed 20 June 2025]The unimplemented reports themselves suggest that certain of the issues with Scottish contract law (e.g. in relation to formation of contracts) are even more long-standing and date back to when the SLC was set up in 1965.
