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Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2025
Stage 1 Report on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill - Definition of independent advocacy
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The Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise noted that—
Independent advocacy plays an absolutely crucial role in ensuring that the views and wishes of care experienced individuals are represented. During the Bill's development, it was decided that further detail on the definition of advocacy would be set out in regulations.
Committee reports
Date published:
30 October 2025
Delegated Powers in the Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1
The Committee agrees that it is appropriate to include this power to ensure that any legislative developments in insolvency can be appropriately addressed by amending section 6(4).
Cross-Party Groups
Last updated:
28 October 2025
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions
It will:
aim to identify barriers to change and improvement - and the measures required to overcome those.
liaise with appropriate agencies, academics and parliamentarians to consider and agree appropriate measures with a view to improvement of provision of health care and promotion of the health of people with arthritis and other musculo skeletal conditions
influence policy decisions of the Scottish Government, local authorities and other appropriate agencies to ensure that adequate levels of resources are deployed to address chief issues.
liaise with representatives from NHS Health Boards, Universities and other organisations as appropriate with regards to current relevant research,audit and reports
develop...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 October 2025
Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill - Limited reforms to existing rules on remedies for breach of contract
The 2017 Discussion Paper therefore asked whether the law should be reformed (potentially in line with the rules in the DCFR) to provide clarity on this point or whether it should be left to develop through further case law.
The SLC Report notes that there was majority support amongst consultees for a solution broadly in line with the rules in the DCFR.
Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
Stage 1 report on the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill - Process of reviewing, reporting on and adjusting statutory targets
The explanatory note states that "while the form of such advice to be sought is not specified in the legislation, it is illustrative to note that to inform the development of the Bill, the Scottish Government convened a Biodiversity Programme Advisory Group of independent academics on a voluntary and non-statutory basis with quality assurance provided by th...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 September 2025
Digital assets in Scots law - Reform to address the lack of clarity for individuals and businesses around digital assets
Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/digital-assets-in-scots-private-law-expert-reference-group-recommendations-letter-to-minister/ [accessed 1 September 2025]
the use of a technologically neutral term to describe assets that would be called “digital objects” (the bill would apply only to those digital assets having an independent existence and capable of rivalrous use), which would accommodate future technological developments...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 September 2025
Men's mental health in Scotland - Gender and gambling-related harm
Research consistently demonstrates that men are more likely than women to develop problems with gambling, both online and offline14Griffiths, M.D., & Barnes, A. (2008).
Last updated:
20 August 2025
MSP-sponsored exhibitions
For example creating a display of posters or artwork
two tables for any leaflets/information about your work
two chairs
a TV monitor which you can use to play presentations (no audio)
a hanging system should you wish to display any small to medium framed artworks
Velcro fixings to attach pictures, posters or other lightweight materials
Any electrical equipment brought in by exhibitors may require you to provide PAT certification.
Exhibitions should be developed...
Committee reports
Date published:
16 May 2025
The 2022/23 and 2023/24 audits of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland - Retrospective approval of expenditure
Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/public-audit-committee/correspondence/2024/wics-dg-net-zero-to-pac-10-june-2024.pdf
The Director-General Net Zero’s written submission went on to add—
The [former] Deputy Director and the Sponsorship Team have clarified that the Chief Operating Officer had made them aware of her participation in the Harvard course as part of her development plan agreed by WICS… The Sponsorship Team expected that WICS would have followed the appropriate procurement and business case requirements as per their Governance Framework, and that WICS would have complied with wider duties as a public body – which unfortunately was discovered not to be the case during the audit.8The Scottish Government. (2024, June 10).
Committee reports
Date published:
30 April 2025
Stage 1 report: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill - Views on the impact of competence issues on the Bill
meetingId=16246 [accessed 11 February 2025]
He explained his thinking in developing the Bill in this way:
From the outset, I was very conscious that I did not want to use the bill as a mechanism to push the boundaries of constitutional arrangements, so... ...I have operated in that framework.5Scottish Parliament. (2025, February 4).
