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Official Report
Meeting date:
9 March 2017
Meeting of the Parliament 09 March 2017
We are looking closely at that, but I will welcome any examples of best practice from any member.
Official Report
Meeting date:
22 December 2016
Meeting of the Parliament 22 December 2016
The member is right to say that the auditing of all councils’ delivery of best value is the responsibility of the Accounts Commission.
Official Report
Meeting date:
14 September 2016
Meeting of the Parliament 14 September 2016
We are already working to identify the best way to deliver those targets, including the contribution from individual sectors.
Last updated:
2 March 2026
Scottish Fiscal Commission Publication of report Fiscal Sustainability Perspectives
The Spending Review shows that by 2028-29, Housing will become the second largest portfolio by capital spend, accounting for nearly 18 per cent of the capital budget. 58 Scottish Government (2025) Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Progress Report 2024-25.
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20 June 2025
University of Dundee Accounting Review
Other variances between the papers The movements between the papers, identified through our AI matching tool, are drawn out below: Per reforecasting (P2) Per management accounts (P3) The overall net position on tuition fee income taking This adverse forecast position is primarily due to a these factors into account is a range of £10.8m to shortfall against tuition fee targets, resulting in an £13.4m downside against budget (with best...
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19 June 2025
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Supported by: Kevin Stewart*, Sandesh Gulhane*, Mercedes Villalba*, Colin Beattie*, Annabelle Ewing*, Jeremy Balfour*, Monica Lennon*, James Dornan*, Martin Whitfield*, John Mason*, Bill Kidd*, Miles Briggs*, Bob Doris* Other new and altered motions and amendments *S6M-18032 Fulton MacGregor: Congratulating Neil McMullen on Winning the Pearson National Teaching Silver Award —That the Parliament congratulates Neil McMullen, a lecturer at the Coatbridge campus of New College Lanarkshire, on being named a Silver winner in the Further Education Lecturer of the Year category at the 2025 Pearson National Teaching Awards; notes that these awards are among the most prestigious and largest education awards in the UK, recognising outstanding contributions across all sectors; further notes that Neil was selected as one of six Silver winners from thousands of entries, following a rigorous judging process, including a visit from previous winners; understands that Neil is the first lecturer from a Scottish college to reach this stage in the 10 years that the category has run; acknowledges that he now progresses to consideration for a Gold Award, with the final results to be announced on The One Show and at a ceremony in London in November; recognises Neil’s remarkable career, having joined the then Coatbridge College in 1985 as an 18-year-old student in its first hairdressing class, before going on to teach and mentor thousands of students over the past four decades; commends what it sees as his innovative, community-based teaching, including work with cancer survivors and victims of domestic violence, celebrates his status as an inspiring educator, valued colleague, and Lanarkshire legend, and offers its best...
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19 June 2025
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Subsection (2) provides an illustrative list of more detailed matters which the guidance may cover, including best practice in using language in a way that avoids stigmatising care experience. 26.
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17 June 2025
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Subsection (2) provides an illustrative list of more detailed matters which the guidance may cover, including best practice in using language in a way that avoids stigmatising care experience. 26.
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11 June 2025
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Sift stage 16 Determination as to whether to hold a review 25 (1) Following notification or a referral of a death under section 14, the review oversight committee must— (a) satisfy itself as to whether the death is a reviewable death, and (b) where it is so satisfied— (i) determine whether a domestic homicide or suicide review should be carried 30 out in respect of the death, or (ii) if the committee is unable to reach a unanimous decision and the chair of the committee so decides, refer the question to the Scottish Ministers for their determination. (2) A determination under subsection (1)(b) is to be based on— 35 (a) the likelihood of the review identifying lessons to be learned from the death or to it which would improve Scottish practice in— the circumstances leading up (i) the safeguarding of those affected by abusive domestic behaviour, or (ii) the promotion of the wellbeing of victims of abusive domestic behaviour, 24 Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Domestic homicide and suicide reviews (b) whether any Scottish public authorities or voluntary organisations operating in Scotland were involved, or had the opportunity to be involved, in the circumstances leading up to the death, and (c) where the persons who are persons A and B for the purpose of section 9 in relation 5 to the death in question were not partners or ex-partners, whether and to what extent there appears to be a connection between— (i) the death, and (ii) abusive behaviour (within the meaning of section 9) between person A and any partner or ex-partner of person A. 10 (3) In assessing matters as mentioned in subsection (2), the factors to which regard is had 1 must include— (a) the extent of the apparent connection between the abusive domestic behaviour and the death in question, (b) the information available to the committee or a case review panel, or likely to be 15 obtainable by either of them, in respect of the circumstances leading up to the death, (c) the extent of the connection which the persons mentioned in section 9(3) or (as the case may be) 9(5) have or had to Scotland. (4) Where the committee is making a determination under subsection (1)(b)(i), it may, if 20 the chair of the committee so decides, seek advice from the Scottish Ministers in relation to the making of the determination. (5) Where the committee satisfies itself that a death is not reviewable or determines that a review should not be carried out in respect of it (whether or not advice has been sought under subsection (4)), the Scottish Ministers may step in and direct the committee to 25 secure the carrying out of a review in respect of the death. (6) The chair of the committee must, when making a referral under subsection (1)(b)(ii) or seeking advice under subsection (4), provide the Scottish Ministers with such information within the chair’s possession or control as the chair considers is likely to be of assistance to Ministers in the exercise of their functions under those subsections. 30 (7) In this section— “abusive domestic behaviour” means abusive behaviour by person A towards person B, within the meaning of section 9(2), “voluntary organisation” means a body (other than a public authority), the activities of which are carried on otherwise than for profit. 35 16A Determination as to whether to expand the remit of a review (1) Where the outcome of consideration of a death under section 16 is that a domestic homicide or suicide review is to be carried out in respect of the death, the review oversight committee must, if subsection (2) applies to the death, determine whether to expand the remit of the review in accordance with subsection (3). 40 (2) This subsection applies to a death only where— (a) it is a death mentioned in section 9(3)(a), and 25 Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Domestic homicide and suicide reviews (b) either or both of the persons who are persons A and B for the purpose of that section— (i) at the time of the death had a child who was— (A) a young person, or 5 (B) an adult at risk, or (ii) at the time of the death had a young person, not falling within sub-paragraph (i), living in their household. (3) Subject to subsection (5), the remit of a review may, in line with a determination under subsection (1), be expanded to also examine any or all of the following— 10 (a) the extent to which the person mentioned in subsection (2)(b)(i) or (ii) (“the 1 relevant person”) was able to provide views in relation to any decisions made by a public authority in the period following on from the death which directly concerned the person’s welfare and in which the person’s best...
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20 February 2025
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Supported by: Evelyn Tweed*, Colin Beattie*, Bill Kidd*, Jeremy Balfour*, Miles Briggs*, Finlay Carson*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Kevin Stewart*, Ariane Burgess*, Emma Harper* Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support Jackie Dunbar: NHS Grampian Consultant to Lead on UK Breast Cancer S6M-16509 Radiology (lodged on 19 February 2025) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Marie McNair* S6M-16508 Clare Adamson: Commending New College Lanarkshire Level 6 Pastry Chefs on their Bake Sale (lodged on 19 February 2025) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Marie McNair*, George Adam*, Annabelle Ewing*, Monica Lennon*, Evelyn Tweed*, Jeremy Balfour*, Audrey Nicoll*, Colin Beattie*, Bill Kidd*, Annie Wells*, Clare Haughey*, Miles Briggs*, Stuart McMillan*, Finlay Carson*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Emma Harper*, Kevin Stewart* Clare Adamson: Miracle Foundation SCIO Charity Receives Funding Donations S6M-16507 (lodged on 19 February 2025) Friday 21 February 2025 13 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Marie McNair*, Monica Lennon*, Annabelle Ewing*, Evelyn Tweed*, Jeremy Balfour*, Rona Mackay*, Audrey Nicoll*, Colin Beattie*, Bill Kidd*, Annie Wells*, Miles Briggs*, Stuart McMillan*, Finlay Carson*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Emma Harper* S6M-16506 Edward Mountain: Ross-shire Roadies' Fundraising Efforts in Support of Motor Neurone Disease Research (lodged on 19 February 2025) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Jeremy Balfour*, Miles Briggs*, Murdo Fraser*, Meghan Gallacher*, Alexander Stewart*, Liam Kerr*, Douglas Ross*, Russell Findlay*, Finlay Carson*, Martin Whitfield*, Bill Kidd* S6M-16505 Jackie Baillie: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Cove Park (lodged on 19 February 2025) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Monica Lennon*, Pauline McNeill*, Foysol Choudhury* S6M-16504 Michael Marra: UK Government Delivering for Dundee with £2.6 million for V&A Dundee and £20 million for City Regeneration Projects (lodged on 18 February 2025) New Support: Paul Sweeney* S6M-16501 Edward Mountain: Great Wilderness Challenge and its Donation of Vital Kit to Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team (lodged on 19 February 2025) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Sandesh Gulhane*, Meghan Gallacher*, Alexander Stewart*, Pam Gosal*, Jackson Carlaw*, Evelyn Tweed*, Colin Beattie*, Murdo Fraser*, Annie Wells*, Bill Kidd*, Miles Briggs*, Martin Whitfield*, Jeremy Balfour*, Douglas Ross*, Stuart McMillan*, Finlay Carson*, Russell Findlay*, Liam Kerr*, Kevin Stewart*, Emma Harper* S6M-16500 Annabelle Ewing: Lottery Funding for That Place in the Bay (lodged on 19 February 2025) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Marie McNair*, Audrey Nicoll*, Colin Beattie*, Jeremy Balfour*, Bill Kidd*, Finlay Carson*, Murdo Fraser*, Miles Briggs*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Kevin Stewart* S6M-16498 Emma Roddick: Shetland Youth Music Festival Secures Important Funding (lodged on 19 February 2025) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Ruth Maguire*, Marie McNair* John Mason: World Day of Social Justice 2025 (lodged on 19 February 2025) S6M-16497 New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Kenneth Gibson*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Stuart McMillan*, Rona Mackay*, Colin Beattie*, Bill Kidd*, Bob Doris*, Elena Whitham*, Kevin Stewart* Emma Roddick: SSEN Transmission's Regional Community Benefit Fund S6M-16495 (lodged on 19 February 2025) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Miles Briggs*, Ruth Maguire*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Ariane Burgess*, Stuart McMillan*, Marie McNair*, Evelyn Tweed*, Elena Whitham* David Torrance: Autism Rocks Purchases Parish Church, Secures Future S6M-16494 (lodged on 19 February 2025) New Support: Miles Briggs*, Paul Sweeney*, Ruth Maguire*, Marie McNair* Friday 21 February 2025 14 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S6M-16493 Stuart McMillan: Congratulations to McArthur Scott Estate Agency on Multiple Award Wins (lodged on 18 February 2025) New Support: Paul Sweeney*, Audrey Nicoll*, Miles Briggs*, Jeremy Balfour*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Annabelle Ewing*, Bill Kidd*, Colin Beattie*, Pam Gosal*, Finlay Carson* S6M-16492 Stuart McMillan: Congratulations to Inverclyde Band, Slix, on Winning Best...
