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Official Report Meeting date: 30 September 2025

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee 30 September 2025

If there is a particular view on any issue, it ought to be able to be accommodated within a syllabus or a programme, so that a child does not need to be left out of a lesson or a programme.

Official Report Meeting date: 2 November 2022

Criminal Justice Committee 02 November 2022

As we reported last week, we have taken 10,000 cases off the backlog in the space of the first year of the recovery programme. We now want to extend that programme to the next stage.

Last updated: 15 April 2024

FINAL Consultation Summary Witchcraft Convictions Pardons Bill Proposal Withdrawn 1

“If this bill is passed it will send a message to assist those battling with witchcraft accusations abroad, and those working to protect them” (Witches of Scotland, ID: 199324785).

Committee reports Date published: 24 October 2025

Carer’s Assistance (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments, Revocation, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] - Carer’s Assistance (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments, Revocation, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft]

Carer’s Assistance (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments, Revocation, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] The Carer’s Assistance (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments, Revocation, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] were laid on 5 Se...

Committee reports Date published: 24 September 2021

The Children’s Legal Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [draft] - The Children’s Legal Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [draft]

This instrument makes children’s legal assistance available in relation to proceedings under Part 4 of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019; in particular, for a child to have legal representation before the sheriff and any appeal from the sheriff, and for the other persons eligible for children’s legal assistance in connection with such proceedings and appeals, to be specified along with the eligibility criteria to be applied.

SPICe briefings Date published: 9 April 2018

Social Security (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Stage 3

Ministers' duty to uphold the principles The right to refuse assistance A role for the Parliament in approving the first charter Changes to the right to independent advocacy Membership of the Scottish Commission on Social Security The "super-affirmative" procedure The definition of the "Scottish social security system Residence conditions Carer's assistance for individuals with multiple caring responsibilities Further provision on disability assessments Definition of "terminally ill" The power to create new benefits The form of notifications Consideration of entitlement to other types of assistance Re-determinations and appeals Overpayments Information sharing with the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman.

Committee reports Date published: 13 November 2020

Stage 1 Report on the Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill

Secondly, the Scottish Government's programmes for government of September 2019 and September 2020 have resulted in a substantial legislative workload for the Justice Committee, consideration of which has been delayed by the pandemic.

Last updated: 4 June 2025

Natural Environment Bill Cab Sec NZE 30 May 2025

In addition, the Scottish Land LiDAR Programme will provide data that can be used to create valuable information about biodiversity.

Last updated: 14 May 2025

SPBill68PMS062025accessible

To this end, the Member has previously explored the possibility of establishing an educational programme relating to war memorials, and the perceived need for better education on war memorials has informed the Member’s preferred approach to sentencing. 50.