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11 March 2026
Guidance for members and their staff
The programmes on offer aim to ensure MSPs and their staff are best prepared for the future, whatever that might be.
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9 June 2025
Natural Environment Bill 9 June 2025
This document is written subject to the best available information at the time, based on evidence gathered from engagement with relevant stakeholders and relevant public consultations.
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3 June 2025
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The figures and projections provided are the best estimates available for the costs and savings that will be generated as a result of the provisions of this Bill.
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2 June 2025
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The figures and projections provided are the best estimates available for the costs and savings that will be generated as a result of the provisions of this Bill.
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29 May 2025
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There is real momentum growing around 56 the ecocide law conversation at every level currently.” 52 Environmental Crime Directive - European Commission 53 Environmental Crime Directive - European Commission 54 Belgium becomes first in EU to recognise ecocide as international crime 55 The EU Is Advancing a Game-Changing Environmental Law Tackling ‘Ecocide’ | Best Countries | U.S. News 56 Belgium becomes first European country to recognise ecocide as international level crime — Stop Ecocide International 9 This document relates to the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 70) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 29 May 2025 45.
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29 May 2025
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When this Bill is enacted, such an offence could lead to a custodial sentence of up to 53 Environmental Crime Directive - European Commission 54 Belgium becomes first in EU to recognise ecocide as international crime 55 The EU Is Advancing a Game-Changing Environmental Law Tackling ‘Ecocide’ | Best Countries | U.S. News 56 Belgium becomes first European cou...
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12 December 2024
Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment
This is consistent with current policy and best practice whereby charges to potential environmental polluters are designed to facilitate full cost recovery for SEPA’s regulatory activity.
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10 June 2024
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Acquisition and disposal of land 15 Power to acquire land by agreement (1) The Scottish Ministers may, if they consider it appropriate to do so, acquire by agreement land for the purpose of exercising their functions under— 10 (a) section 9, (b) section 13. (2) The power in subsection (1) includes, in particular, the power— (a) to purchase, or enter into a lease for, land, (b) to accept land as a gift, 15 (c) to acquire any right or interest in or over land. 16 Compulsory purchase of land (1) The Scottish Ministers may compulsorily acquire land that they require for the purpose of exercising their functions under— (a) section 9, 20 (b) section 13. (2) But the Scottish Ministers may not compulsorily acquire land if— (a) the land is subject to an arrangement under section 14(1), (b) the land is— (i) subject to a forestry dedication agreement, and 25 (ii) being managed in accordance with a plan of operations that has been approved by the Scottish Ministers, or (c) the land is held or used by a Minister of the Crown or a department of the Government of the United Kingdom. 17 Power to dispose of land 30 (1) The Scottish Ministers may dispose of— (a) land in the national forest estate, (b) land that they acquire under section 15(1)(b) or 16(1)(b). (2) In subsection (1), “dispose of land” includes— (a) the sale, gift or lease of the land, 35 (b) the grant of any right or interest in or over the land. 6 Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill Part 3—Management of land by Scottish Ministers Delegation to community bodies 18 Delegation of functions under section 9 or 13 to community bodies (1) The Scottish Ministers may, to such extent as they consider appropriate, delegate their functions under section 9 or 13 to a community body. 5 (2) A delegation under subsection (1) may be made only in relation to land which is let by the Scottish Ministers to the community body. (3) A delegation under subsection (1)— (a) may be on such terms as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate, (b) may be varied or revoked at any time. 10 (4) A delegation under subsection (1) does not affect the ability of the Scottish Ministers to carry out the function delegated. 19 Meaning of “community body” (1) In this Part, a “community body” is a body which— (a) falls within subsection (2), and 15 (b) satisfies the condition in subsection (4). (2) A body falls within this subsection if it is a body corporate having a written constitution that includes the following— (a) a definition of the community to which the body relates, (b) provision that the body must have not fewer than 20 members, 20 (c) provision that the majority of the members of the body is to consist of members of the community, (d) provision by which the members of the body who consist of members of the community have control of the body, (e) provision that membership of the body is open to any member of the community, 25 (f) a statement of the body’s aims and purposes, including the promotion of a benefit for the community, (g) provision ensuring proper arrangements for the financial management of the body, and (h) provision that any surplus funds or assets of the body are to be applied for the 30 benefit of the community. (3) The Scottish Ministers may, if they consider it in the public interest to do so, disapply any or all of the requirements specified in paragraphs (b) to (f) of subsection (2) in relation to any particular body. (4) The Scottish Ministers must have given the body written confirmation that they are 35 satisfied that the main purpose of the body is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. 20 Exercise of delegated function by community bodies (1) A community body must exercise a function delegated under section 18(1)— Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill 7 Part 4—Felling Chapter 1—Overview and key terms (a) in the way best...
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10 June 2024
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Adaptation programmes 19A Programmes for adaptation to climate change 10 In section 53 of the 2009 Act, after subsection (2) insert— “( ) In setting out their objectives under subsection (2)(a)(i), the Scottish Ministers must include an objective in relation to Scotland’s contribution to international climate change adaptation in line with international best practice.”. 19B Sustainable development 15 In section 92(1) of the 2009 Act, after “development” insert “, including the achievement of the United Nations sustainable development goals”. 19C Impact of infrastructure investment on emissions After section 94 of the 2009 Act insert— “94A Impact of infrastructure investment on emissions 20 (1) Subsection (2) applies where the Scottish Ministers publish an infrastructure investment plan. (2) They must also publish an assessment of the extent to which investment in accordance with the plan is expected to contribute to the meeting of the emissions reduction targets. 25 (3) The assessment— (a) may be set out— (i) in the plan, or (ii) in a separate document, (b) if set out in a separate document, must be published at the same time as, 30 or as soon as reasonably practicable after, the plan is published. (4) In subsection (1), “infrastructure investment plan” means a plan prepared by the Scottish Ministers setting out their priorities for investing in, and strategy for the development of, public infrastructure.”.
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15 May 2024
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.”, (b) after subsection (3) insert— “(3A) For the purposes of this section, a reference to exceptional market conditions 10 which are the subject of a declaration under section 12 of the Agriculture and 1 Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 includes a reference to circumstances which are the subject of measures under Articles 219, 220 and 221 of the CMO Regulation.”. 24 Power to modify CAP legislation on aid for fruit and vegetable producer 15 organisations (1) In section 7 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 (power to simplify or improve CAP legislation on aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations), subsection (2) is repealed. (2) The section title of section 7 becomes “Power to modify CAP legislation on aid for 20 fruit and vegetable producer organisations”. 25 Apiculture After section 7 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 insert— “Apiculture 25 7A Apiculture (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify the legislation governing apiculture. (2) In this section, the “legislation governing apiculture” includes, in particular— (a) Articles 55 to 57 and 215 of the CMO Regulation, 30 (b) any delegated or implementing Regulations made (whether by the Commission or the Council) under the CMO Regulation relating to those Articles, (c) any subordinate legislation implementing or otherwise relating to those Articles. 35 Regulations under this section are (if they have not been subject to the (3) affirmative procedure) subject to the negative procedure.”. 15 Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill Part 4—Miscellaneous P ART 4 M ISCELLANEOUS 26 Code of Practice on Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture (1) The Scottish Ministers must prepare and publish a document providing guidance on 5 sustainable and regenerative agriculture. (2) The document is to be called the “Code of Practice on Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture” (and is referred to in this section as “the code”). (3) The code is to include— (a) an explanation of what the Scottish Ministers consider to be sustainable and 10 regenerative agriculture, 1 (b) the agricultural activities and methods which they consider to constitute best...
