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11 December 2025
Recess and dissolution dates
Recess dates.
This page sets out the recess dates for the Scottish Parliament. .
Last updated:
11 December 2025
Office of the Clerk dates
They are used to calculate timeframes for:
answers to be given to written parliamentary questions
minimum periods between stages of Bills
the lodging of amendments to Bills.
Recess and dissolution dates.
Office of the Clerk dates.
Committee reports
Date published:
4 March 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill - Annexe D - Example dates of publication and period of scrutiny for draft Climate Change Plans
Annexe D - Example dates of publication and period of scrutiny for draft Climate Change Plans
Example dates of publication of draft climate change plans and the corresponding period of scrutiny - 90 days of which 60 must be outwith recess or dissolutionDate climate change plan laid in the Scottish Parliament(RPP3 - 19 January 2017 publication, 20 January 2017 formal laying)Number of calendar days outwith recess for scrutiny(RPP3 - 51)Number of days within recess(RPP3 - 9)Number of sitting weeks (RPP3 - 8)7 January 201980101214 January 201973171121 January 201966241028 January, 4 February 201965251011 February 201967231018 February 201974161125 February, 4, 11 , 18 March, 25 March, 1 April 20197416118, 15, 22 April 201969211029 April 2019622896 May 2019*5535813 May 2019*4842720 May 2019*4149628 May 2019*345653 June 2019*2763410, 17, 24 June 2019*266441 July 2019*276348 July 2019*3456515, 22, 29 July 2019*405065 August 2019*4644612 August 2019*5337819 August 20196030926 August 20196723102, 9, 16 September 201974161123 September 201973171130 September 20196624107 October 2019*5931921 October 201967231028 October 201974161111 November 2019**73171118 November 2019**66241025 November, 2, 9, 16 December 2019**65251023 December 2019**67231030 December 2019**741611* notes weeks in which the plan could not be laid as more than 30 days are consumed by a recess period
** Based on estimated February 2020 recess dates of 8 February to 16 February 2020 inclusive.
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11 December 2025
When the Parliament sits
When the Parliament sits.
Office of the Clerk dates.
Recess and dissolution dates.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
17 November 2020
Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill - Dissolution of the Scottish Parliament and power of the Presiding Officer
It is anticipated that the Parliament will vote to go into recess on or around 25 March 2021 (the date previously set for dissolution) and remain in recess unless and until there is a need to meet in emergency session (e.g. to postpone the election).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 October 2022
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2020-2021 - 2.2. Recess Dates
2.2. Recess Dates
Rather than the usual dissolution period, from 25 March 2021 the Parliament went into recess until the day before the election.
Last updated:
10 May 2024
PB_2024_Paper075
Currently, recess dates up to January 2025 have been agreed by the Parliament.
Last updated:
2 April 2024
PB_2022_083
Currently, recess dates up to Christmas 2022-23 have been agreed by the Parliament.
Last updated:
9 April 2024
PB_2023_Paper074
Currently, recess dates up to January 2024 have been agreed by the Parliament.
Last updated:
10 April 2024
PB_2021_Paper007
PB/S6/21/07 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU PARLIAMENTARY CALENDAR: RECESS DATES 2021-22 Introduction 1. This paper outlines possible recess dates for 2021-22.
