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Declaration of interests — the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (and the Code of Conduct for MSPs) require MSPs to register financial interests, gifts, and relevant relationships that could influence their parliamentary conduct.
We recognise that CPGs can be of huge value to MSPs with an interest in a particular area and to both organizational and individual stakeholders in that area.
Should the previous-session DPOs be from the same party, the Rule would prevent the Parliament electing another MSP from that party to be PO
However, that is not how it should work.
Revised Financial Memorandum
Following Stage 2, a supplementary Financial Memorandum was prepared by the Non-Government Bills Unit (NGBU) on behalf of Liz Smith MSP and was published on 4 December 2025.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 September 2025
A summary of responses to the Member's consultation was published along with a final proposal on 30 May 2022.
Douglas Ross MSP introduced the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill in the Scottish Parliament on 14 May 2024.