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prevalence of the use of restraint and seclusion
training provision
reporting practices
understanding the use of restraint or seclusion through a rights-based lens
Prior to the Bill's introduction, the Member in Charge, Daniel Johnson MSP, undertook a consultation and this, along with the Bill's Policy Memorandum provides useful commen...
Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill
The Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill was introduced by Maurice Golden MSP on 17 February 2025 and referred to the Committee for consideration at Stage 1..
No points raised
At its meeting on 18 March 2025iRoz McCall 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.
A Bill that is introduced in the Scottish Parliament is scrutinised and debated by MSPs. Each Bill must go through several stages before it can be passed and become an Act.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 December 2024
Introduction
The Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (“the Bill”) is a Member's Bill introduced by Jeremy Balfour MSP (the Member-in-charge) on 8 February 2024.
Recent developments: Programme for Government 2023-24
In his statement to Parliament on the 2023-24 Programme for Government (PfG), First Minister Humza Yousaf MSP announced he would chair a Cabinet sub-committee on The Promise to enable cross-portfolio change.