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Official Report
Meeting date:
5 October 2021
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 05 October 2021
Yesterday, Scottish Government officials met those clubs, together with Aberdeen Football Club, Celtic Football Club, Hibernian Football Club and the managers of Hampden Park stadium to consider and learn lessons from those weekend experiences.
Official Report
Meeting date:
30 April 2025
Meeting of the Parliament 30 April 2025
We have the tall ships event in Aberdeen and the Orkney international island games in 2025, the Commonwealth games in 2026, the Tour de France grand depart in 2027 and the Union of European Football Associations European football championship in 2028.
Last updated:
10 June 2024
Delegated Powers Age of Criminal Responsibility Scotland Bill
Section 49(2) to (4) define the physical data and samples that may (subject to the necessary authorisation) be taken from a child under 12, or from an older child in relation to behaviour when the child was under 12, in order to investigate seriously harmful behaviour.
Committees
Published:
17 June 2025
UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill
UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill.
The Scottish Football Association written submission relating to the Bill..
Committees
Published:
2 May 2024
UEFA European Football Championship (EURO 2028)
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UEFA European Football Championship (EURO 2028).
Letter from the Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development, Kaukab Stewart MSP, 2 May 2024.
Official Report
Meeting date:
2 December 2025
Meeting of the Parliament 02 December 2025
It normalises abusive language, harmful behaviours and even physical violence.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
3 September 2020
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill - Threshold for criminal liability
It is, however, more restricted in requiring that:
the behaviour would be likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm; and
the person intends by the behaviour to cause fear or alarm or is reckless as to whether the behaviour would cause fear or alarm
So, althou...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 January 2018
Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Overview
It sets out three conditions, all of which have to be proven for a conviction:
the accused engaged in a course of behaviour which was abusive of the accused's partner or ex-partner
a reasonable person would consider the course of behaviour to be likely to cause the partner/ex-partner to suffer physical or psychological harm
the accused either intended the course of behaviour to cause such harm or was reckless as to whether it would
This proposed offence is intended to cover behaviour which is already criminal as well as abuse which might not be captured by the current law.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
13 June 2017
Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill - Overview
Section 1 of the Bill sets out three conditions, all of which must be proven if there is to be a conviction for the offence:
the accused engaged in a course of behaviour which was abusive of the accused's partner or ex-partner
a reasonable person would consider the course of behaviour to be likely to cause the partner/ex-partner to suffer physical or psychological harm
the accused either intended the course of behaviour to cause such harm or was reckless as to whether it would
Section 5 provides that it is a defence for the accused to show that the course of behaviour was reasonable in the particular circumstances.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
31 January 2024
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill - Exceptions to the offences
However, it only applies to the extent that the behaviour affects the person who they have permission to accompany, not service users or providers more generally
where the behaviour comes from a person who is providing or facilitating the provision of abortion services at the premises
where the behaviour comes from a person who is providing other healthcare services at the premises
where the behaviour relates to peaceful picketing flowing from a trade dispute recognised under the UK's labour relations laws.
