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Published:
26 September 2023
Programme for Government to be scrutinised by Holyrood Conveners
It is chaired by Liam McArthur MSP, one of the Parliament’s Deputy Presiding Officers.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
13 June 2023
Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Section 2
For example, in relation to one of his proposed amendments, Jamie Greene MSP noted (col 21) that it:
would broaden the scenarios in which an individual can be refused bail.
News
Published:
15 February 2023
Committee told of ‘legal cliff edge’ caused by Retained EU Law Bill
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Deputy Convener, Donald Cameron MSP and Committee member Maurice Golden MSP dissented from the conclusions in the report..
SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 December 2022
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill (Session 6) - Consultation on the proposed Bill
Proposed Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions) (Scotland) Bill – Johann Lamont MSP, Summary of Consultation Responses. (2020).
News
Published:
1 September 2022
Support for disabled people's transition to adulthood to be examined
The Bill has been proposed by Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP, following on from work started by Johann Lamont in the last session of Parliament.
News
Published:
4 March 2022
Scottish Parliament to host International Women's Day event
Chaired by the Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone MSP, women who have come from communities across the country, will hear from a number of speakers including:
The Rt.
Committee reports
Date published:
16 September 2021
Legislative Consent Memorandum - Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill - Annex
I hope this correspondence is helpful to the Committee.
Yours sincerely
Stuart McMillan MSP
Convener of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
cc Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Ben Macpherson MSP (by email)
Committee reports
Date published:
22 March 2021
Justice Committee Legacy Report, Session 5 - Bills considered by the Committee
Bills considered by the Committee
The Committee considered 14 Bills during Session 5, as set out in Table 1 below. 11 of these were Scottish Government Bills, with the other three being Members’ Bills
Table 1: Bills considered in this parliamentary sessionBillMain purposeDate passed by the ParliamentLimitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) BillTo remove the limitation period, also known as ‘time bar’, for civil claims relating to childhood abuse22 June 2017Railway Policing (Scotland) BillTo provide the legal framework for devolved railway policing in Scotland27 June 2017Domestic Abuse (Scotland) BillTo create a new offence of engaging in an abusive course of conduct against a current partner or an ex-partner1 February 2018Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Repeal) (Scotland) Bill (Member’s Bill introduced by James Kelly MSP...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
23 February 2021
Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill: consideration prior to Stage 3 - Malicious publication
Table 3: Stage 2 amendmentsPurpose of amendmentResultAmendment 13, in the name of Liam Kerr MSP, would import the serious harm test and the requirement for publication to a person other than the pursuer from the defamation part of the Bill and apply them to malicious publication.This amendment was withdrawn.Amendments 23 and 24, in the name of Liam Kerr MSP, would give the Court of Session the power to set a minimum threshold of financial loss before an action for malicious publication could be raised.These amendments were not moved.Amendment 25, in the name of Liam Kerr MSP, would apply the defences of truth, publication on a matter of public interest and honest opinion to malicious publication.This amendment was not moved.Scottish Government amendments 14 and 16 would require that a statement must be both (rather than either) false and malicious to constitute a malicious publication.These amendments were agreed to.Scottish Government amendment 15 would require that a defender must have a "reckless" indifference to the truth to meet the requirement for falseness.This amendment was agreed to.Scottish Government amendments 17 to 22 would apply the same requirements for falseness, reckless indifference and malice to the other wrongs of malicious publication created in the Bill.These amendments were agreed to.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 May 2018
Report on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill Supplementary LCM - Restrictions on the Powers of Scottish Ministers
However, as noted above, the Committee does not believe that there is a need for Clause 11 to remain in the Bill.Alexander Burnett MSP, Murdo Fraser MSP and Adam Tomkins MSP dissented from this sentence.
