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SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 March 2026
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Proceedings - Reporting, Monitoring and Review
Requiring Scottish Ministers to, within six months of receiving PHS' report, publish a statement on actions taken or planned in response, explaining reasons where no action is taken, and to lay this before Parliament (amendment 291).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
12 March 2025
Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill - Proposal and Consultation by Graham Simpson MSP
In terms of who decides, the notion of an independent panel with MSP and lay representation may well be an answer, although this would have inevitable cost implications.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 November 2018
Work of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee in 2017-18 - Annex A - Reporting Grounds: 12 May 2017 to 11 May 2018
Annex A - Reporting Grounds: 12 May 2017 to 11 May 2018
(a) charge on the Scottish Consolidated Fund
None
(b) made in pursuance of any enactment containing specific provisions excluding it from challenge in the courts
None
(c) retrospective effect where the parent statute confers no express authority so to provide
None
(d) unjustifiable delay in the publication or the laying of it before Parliament
None
(e) doubt as to whether it is intra vires
First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber (Procedure) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/328) Justice
(f) raises a devolution issue
Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/326) Social Security
Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Amendment Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/357) Social Security
Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 (SSI 2018/69) Social Security
(g) unusual or unexpected use of the powers conferred by the parent statute
Welfare Reform (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/182) Education and Skills
Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/293 (C.21)) Local Government and Communities
Equality Act 2010 (Authorities subject to the Socio-economic Inequality Duty) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 [draft] Equalities and Human Rights
(h) meaning could be clearer
Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc.
Last updated:
20 January 2026
General Chiropractic Council in regards to non surgical bill
The GCC is an independent statutory body established by, and accountable to, Parliament to regulate the chiropractic profession.
Last updated:
16 December 2025
SPBill58BS062025
SP Bill 58B Session 6 (2025) 2 Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill (5) A person is taken to have shown a fact mentioned in subsection (3) or (4) if— (a) sufficient evidence of the fact is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and (b) the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt. (6) A person who commits the offence of dog theft is liable— 5 (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the prescribed sum (or both), (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine (or both). (7) In subsection (6), the “prescribed sum” has the meaning given by section 225(8) of the 10 Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. 1 (8) In this section— (a) references to a person taking a dog include the person— (i) causing or inducing the dog to accompany the person or anyone else, or (ii) causing the dog to be taken, 15 (b) references to a person keeping a dog include the person— (i) causing or inducing the dog to remain with the person or anyone else, or (ii) causing the dog to be kept. 2 Theft of assistance dogs (1) An offence of dog theft is aggravated if a dog which is taken or kept is a helper dog. 20 (2) For the purpose of this section, the term “helper dog” means— (a) an assistance dog, as defined by section 173(1) (interpretation) of the Equality Act 2010, or (b) a dog of a category prescribed by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers. (3) Evidence from a single source is sufficient to prove that a dog is a helper dog. 25 (4) Subsection (5) applies where it is— (a) libelled in an indictment, or specified in a complaint, that an offence is aggravated by a dog which is taken or kept being a helper dog, and (b) proved that the offence is so aggravated. (5) The court must— 30 (a) state on conviction that the offence is aggravated by a dog which is taken or kept being a helper dog, (b) record the conviction in a way that shows that the offence is so aggravated, (c) take the aggravation into account...
Last updated:
5 November 2025
SPBill58AS062025
SP Bill 58A Session 6 (2025) 2 Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill (5) A person is taken to have shown a fact mentioned in subsection (3) or (4) if— (a) sufficient evidence of the fact is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and (b) the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt. (6) A person who commits the offence of dog theft is liable— 5 (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the prescribed sum (or both), (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine (or both). (7) In subsection (6), the “prescribed sum” has the meaning given by section 225(8) of the 10 Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. 1 (8) In this section— (a) references to a person taking a dog include the person— (i) causing or inducing the dog to accompany the person or anyone else, or (ii) causing the dog to be taken, 15 (b) references to a person keeping a dog include the person— (i) causing or inducing the dog to remain with the person or anyone else, or (ii) causing the dog to be kept. 2 Theft of assistance dogs (1) An offence of dog theft is aggravated if a dog which is taken or kept is a helper dog. 20 (2) For the purpose of this section, the term “helper dog” means— (a) an assistance dog, as defined by section 173(1) (interpretation) of the Equality Act 2010, and (b) a dog of a category prescribed by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers. (3) Evidence from a single source is sufficient to prove that a dog is a helper dog. 25 (4) Subsection (5) applies where it is— (a) libelled in an indictment, or specified in a complaint, that an offence is aggravated by a dog which is taken or kept being a helper dog, and (b) proved that the offence is so aggravated. (5) The court must— 30 (a) state on conviction that the offence is aggravated by a dog which is taken or kept being a helper dog, (b) record the conviction in a way that shows that the offence is so aggravated, (c) take the aggravation into account...
Last updated:
28 April 2025
CabSecNZEEnvironmental Authorisations Scotland Amendment Regulations 2025 additional information 22
Scottish Government follow standard legislative routes for laying of amended Regulations, including liaison with Ministers and Committees.
Last updated:
6 June 2024
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However, this process allows for the provision of third party advice and means that parties to the dispute need to lay a report before their legislatures outlining why resolution could not be reached.
Last updated:
16 January 2023
RemoteRuralandIslandsHousingActionPlan
The Group has now been convened and my officials will take account of its conclusions in developing proposals for public engagement and consultation.
Official Report
Meeting date:
24 September 2025
Criminal Justice Committee 24 September 2025 (Draft)
Baroness Kennedy led some excellent work to lay out the extent of the misogyny and harassment that women face in this country, if anyone was in any doubt about that.
