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SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 May 2025
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Stage 2
In response, the Cabinet Secretary referred to Stage 1 evidence in support of establishing a stand-alone Sexual Offence Court, adding that (cols 51-52):
Principally, and crucially, the benefits of specialism can, in my view, be realised only by bringing together all cases of the same type, from both the High Court and the sheriff courts, in a single forum. That will foster the development of bespoke processes that are informed by best practice drawn from across the High Court and sheriff courts, and ensure that those processes are applied consistently to the benefit of all complainers in serious sexual offences cases across the country.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 May 2025
The right to know: freedom of information in Scotland - New public bodies designated under FOISA
Consideration of how FOISA should be extended began shortly after the Act came into force during 2005 when the (then) Scottish Executive initiated a limited review of FOISA that included a consultation to develop "gateway criteria" for the application of section 5 powers.2Mcgrath, F. (2012, August 12).
Committee reports
Date published:
30 April 2025
Stage 1 report: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill - Views on oversight of decisions to protect human rights
To strengthen the Bill, it proposed the development of local multi-disciplinary panels to monitor practice and review individual cases.1Edinburgh Napier University Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research. (2024, October).
Committee reports
Date published:
24 March 2025
Inquiry into Framework Legislation and Henry VIII powers - Frequency
A number of stakeholders involved with policy development in Scotland also perceived an increase in the use of framework legislation.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
12 March 2025
Approaches to recall of elected representatives - Consideration of recall during the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill
Retrieved from https://record.senedd.wales/Committee/14022#A700000833 [accessed 27 June 2024] Mick Antoniw MS, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution in the Welsh Government, stated:
Recommendation 50 of the Reform Bill Committee to develop options in conjunction with the standards committee was the approach that's been adopted, and, of course, c...
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SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 November 2024
Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill - Modernisation of criminal procedures
Justice partners are therefore working collaboratively to develop a sustainable model for virtual custody courts.
Committee reports
Date published:
16 September 2024
Report on Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach - Alternative models
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Another option highlighted by witnesses was for an individual to be appointed within Government that has responsibility for being a focal point and representing specific voices when policy is being developed or challenged. As highlighted earlier in this report, many witnesses did not consider that advocacy or rights-based commissions or comm...
Committee reports
Date published:
10 September 2024
UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Barriers to trade in goods and opportunities to improve the UK-EU trading relationship - Impact of non-tariff barriers to trading with the EU on businesses
Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/constitution-europe-external-affairs-and-culture-committee/tca-salmon-scotland.pdf
The Committee also heard that while the initial impact of Brexit had negatively impacted exports to the EU, there was evidence of some recovery, but that many sectors had not yet recovered to pre-Brexit levels. Scottish Development International (SDI), the international arm of Scottish Enterprise, said that the group of companies it works with initially “saw trade with Europe fall quite dramatically”, but “trade has now started to increase” with the “majority of their sales” coming from the EU.7Scottish Parliament. (2024, May 9).
Committee reports
Date published:
24 July 2024
Scottish Languages Bill - Stage 1 Report - Gaelic Medium Education Assessments
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In their response to the call for views, Foghlam Thidsearan at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig highlighted—
The development of Gaelic Medium Education at secondary school level, and particularly at the senior phase, is essential if GME pupils are to leave school as fluent a...
