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The Committee considers this is an excellent example of a Petitioner using the awareness raised through their petition to explore other avenues within the Parliamentary process, from having the issue raised with the First Minister at a meeting of the Conveners Group, to working with MSPs across parties at each stage of the legislative process.
Position of Ash Regan MSP
In response to the evidence on this provision in the Bill, Ash Regan MSP noted that—
…because this is primary legislation, it sets the duty on Scottish ministers.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 September 2024
No points raised
At its meeting on 24 September 2024iDaniel Johnson MSP and Tim Eagle MSP submitted apologies for this meeting., the Committee considered the following instruments under its remit and agreed not to draw them to the attention of the Parliament.
Rights and welfare of children involved in criminal proceedings
Amendment 193 to 204 in the name of Martin Whitfield MSP dealt with safeguarding the welfare and safety of children involved in criminal proceedings.
Committee reports
Date published:
15 November 2023
No points raised
At its meeting on 14 November, the CommitteeiRhoda Grant MSP substituted for Mercedes Villalba MSP considered the following instruments under its remit and agreed not to draw them to the attention of the Parliament.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 September 2023
Theme 7: Strengthening trust in the Parliament
We are not convinced that the Code of Conduct for MSPs is a suitable topic for consideration by a people’s panel (as suggested in Panel Recommendation 10), but we do recognise the potential value of involving the public in considering the more general issue of MSPs’ con...
Stage 2 amendments
Purpose of amendmentResultAmendment 64, in the name of Jeremy Balfour MSP, would require searches of the Register of Assignations by not-for-profit money advisers to be free.Agreed to by divisionAmendment 81, in the name of Jeremy Balfour MSP, would require searches of the Register of Statutory Ple...
Scottish Parliament (Assistance for Political Parties) Bill
Bill Number: SP Bill 78
Introduced on: 24 June 2020
Introduced by: Bill Kidd MSP (on behalf of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee) (Committee Bill)
Passed: 2 February 2021
Royal Assent: 22 March 2021
Passage of the Bill
The Bill was introduced in Parliament on 24 June 2020 by Bill Kidd MSP, as Convener of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee.
I am copying this letter to Stuart McMillan MSP, Convener of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee and Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise.
To reinforce this commitment, the Scottish Government also backed Andy Wightman MSP’s bill on the European Charter of Local Self-Government, which for the Cabinet Secretary “symbolises an opportunity to create the conditions for further and more ambitious reforms and strengthens our relationship with local government by putting it on a legal footing”.