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Committee reports
Date published:
16 January 2026
Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons - Availability and supply
Over the same period, confirmed drone incidents rose from six in 2021 to seventy-three in 2024, and nearly 15,000 drug recoveries were recorded by the SPS between 2021 and 2025 (6546 preventative and 8418 in-prison). These developments illustrate the scale and sophistication of the challenge faced by staff and the need for an integrated health-and-security ...
Committee reports
Date published:
16 January 2026
Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Annexe
Annexe
Extracts from the minutes of the Education, Children and Young People Committee and associated written and evidence.
27th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6), Wednesday 24 September 2025
Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee heard evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Kate Sanger, Family Carer and Co-creator of Communication Passport;
Suzi Martin, External Affairs Manager, National Autistic Society Scotland;
Dr Simon Webster, Head of Research and Policy, Enable;
and then from—
Sarah Leitch, Director of Development...
Committee reports
Date published:
15 January 2026
Stage 1 Report on the Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill - Environmental impact
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The Committee notes that there appears to have been no consideration of the environmental impact of supporting the development of digital assets. The Committee encourages the Scottish Government to undertake an environmental assessment as part of its work on digital assets.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 November 2025
The Role of Lived Experience in the Scottish Parliament - Fundamental
They both saw a key role for this type of input, but highlighted some very important questions that they saw as being fundamental to the way that this type of work is developed going forward.
Committee reports
Date published:
2 October 2025
Strengthening committees' effectiveness - Committee Reporters and Sub-Committees
This may be for a particular inquiry, or on a ‘standing’ basis, for example to monitor developments on an aspect of the remit throughout the committee’s duration.iScottish Parliament.
Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
The Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland - Background
The specific duties are legal requirements designed to help public authorities meet the general duty. Each administration has developed the duty differently.
The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (as amended) came into force on 27 May 2012.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 September 2025
Digital assets in Scots law - Traditional systems vs DLT-based systems
Modernizing International Trade Law to Support Innovation and Sustainable Development, 105-117.
This technology brings certain potential benefits to transactions, such as traceability and integrity of records, verification of receipt, and direct peer-to-peer real-time transaction removing the need for a trusted third-party or intermediary.
Committees
Last updated:
17 September 2025
Proposed national Good Food Nation Plan
’ published on 1 September 2025
Read the SPICe blog post ‘Recent developments in food policy across the UK’ published on 1 September 2025
The Scottish Ministers would only need to have regard to the national Good Food Nation Plan when exercising a ‘specified function’.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
2 September 2025
Hate Crime and Misogyny - Working Group report
They recommended that the Scottish Government should involve all relevant stakeholders in implementation of the legislation, as well as providing resources for:
education and training within the criminal justice system and for multi-agency support and awareness (e.g. health and education sectors)
the development of any new interventions such as training req...
Last updated:
19 August 2025
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