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Committee reports
Date published:
30 April 2025
Stage 1 report: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill - Introduction
This was chaired by Dr Sandesh Gulhane MSP and included ten other professionals, experts and academics.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
8 April 2025
SPICe Style and Writing Guide (Updated 2025) - How to increase the impact of your briefing
How to increase the impact of your briefing
This checklist has been developed by SPICe Office Heads to aid researchers when thinking about maximising the impact of SPICe briefings for our core customers. These are MSPs, MSP staff and Parliament staff.
Committee reports
Date published:
14 March 2025
The Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Qualifications Scotland as Specified Authority) Order 2025 [draft] - Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Qualifications Scotland as Specified Authority) Order 2025 [draft]
At its meeting on 12 March 2025, the Committee took evidence from Jenny Gilruth MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills; Clare Hicks, Director, Education Reform, Scottish Government and Nico McKenzie-Juetten, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 December 2024
Delegated powers in the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill (as amended at Stage 2) - Introduction
Part 2 extends disqualification criteria for MSPs and councillors and provides that disqualification from membership of the House of Commons will no longer automatically mean that a person is also disqualified from being an MSP.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
1 November 2024
Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: consideration prior to Stage 3 - Part 8: Scottish Commission on Social Security
Part 8: Scottish Commission on Social Security
Following discussion at Stage 1, the Scottish Government brought forward amendments to make the following types of regulations subject to scrutiny by the Scottish Commission on Social Security (SCoSS):
assistance given in error
appointees
information for audit
care experience assistance.
Jeremy Balfour MSP’s a...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
1 November 2024
Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: consideration prior to Stage 3 - Summary
The Scottish Government supported Jeremy Balfour MSP’s amendments that would remove the requirement for a decision maker to identify an error before being able to lapse an appeal.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
3 October 2024
Post-Legislative Scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament: A Reflection of Session 5 - Capacity
With this in mind, there is a need to consider how capacity in the parliament could be increased. One MSP mentioned that more Members might be needed (Interview M4) so that MSPs could sit on dedicated committees to undertake post-legislative scrutiny.
Committee reports
Date published:
8 February 2024
Subordinate Legislation: The Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024 [draft]
At its meeting on the 7th February 2024, the Committee took evidence on the regulations from Natalie Don MSP, Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise and Joanna Mackenzie, Team Leader, Targeted Children and Family Well-being, Scottish Government.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 April 2023
Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill - consideration prior to Stage 3 (Republished) - Statutory pledge - protections for consumers
In addition, corporeal moveable assets would have to have a value of more than £3,000.Agreed toAmendment 16A, in the name of Carol Mochan MSP, would prevent the pledge of goods which were essential for heating, cooking or laundry purposes.Not moved, following assurances from the Minister that it was not needed as individual consumers would no longer be able to grant statutory pledgesAmendment 16B, in the name of Carol Mochan MSP, would require the £3,000 value threshold to be read as uprated every year in line with the Retail Prices Index.Agreed to by divisionScottish Government amendment 17 would remove section 48 of the Bill containing additional protections for individuals as individual consumers would no longer be able to use statutory pledge.Agreed to
News
Published:
25 January 2023
Parliament to nominate new Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
The Commissioner is responsible for investigating complaints about the conduct of MSPs, local authority councillors, members of public bodies and lobbyists.
