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Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2026
Legacy Report of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee, Session 6 - Scrutinising the Scottish Government's budget
We also posed questions on how the committee debate could be strengthened.iLetter from the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee to the Finance and Public Administration Committee on the budget scrutiny process - 18 March 2025
The Committee recommends that its successor consider how it can best focus its efforts when carrying out pre-budget scrut...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 March 2026
Resources and Waste Common Framework - Roles and Responsibilities: Parties to the framework
Information sharing
Parties are expected to share ideas and best practice and alert other Parties to new policy developments, with a standing agenda item for policy developments at the quarterly Working Group.
Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2026
Annual report of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 2025-26 - Scrutiny of Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Scrutiny of Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) has four distinct statutory powers:
the final stage for complaints about most devolved public services in Scotland;
specific powers and responsibilities to publish complaints handling procedures, and monitor and support best practice in complaints handling;
indepen...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
16 December 2025
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2024-2025 - 6.4. Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme Trustees
The rules state:
There are to be at least 3 but no more than 6 Fund trustees;
The Scottish Parliament may resolve to appoint as a Fund trustee any individual nominated by the SPCB as suitable to hold that office;
The SPCB must, when deciding who to nominate—
(a) do its best to ensure that the Fund trustees include a participating member and a scheme pension...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 December 2025
Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Section 2
She noted the complexity of providing a definition and stated that the Scottish Government have commissioned the Responsible Dog Ownership Expert Advisory Group to "consider what further types of helper dogs could be added to the aggravation and, crucially, how best to define them".
Amendments 1 to 8 were agreed to without division.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
3 September 2025
Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Digital productions
The Bill's Policy Memorandum (para 68) noted that under current rules a "physical production may be required as it constitutes the best evidence and therefore is usually required to be produced in court".
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 March 2025
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2023-2024 - 6.4. Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme Trustees
The rules state:
There are to be at least 3 but no more than 6 Fund trustees;
The Scottish Parliament may resolve to appoint as a Fund trustee any individual nominated by the SPCB as suitable to hold that office;
The SPCB must, when deciding who to nominate—
(a) do its best to ensure that the Fund trustees include a participating member and a scheme pension...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 December 2024
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2022-2023 - 6.4 Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme Trustees
The rules state:
There are to be at least 3 but no more than 6 Fund trustees;
The Scottish Parliament may resolve to appoint as a Fund trustee any individual nominated by the SPCB as suitable to hold that office;
The SPCB must, when deciding who to nominate—
(a) do its best to ensure that the Fund trustees include a participating member and a scheme pension...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
3 September 2024
Contact between grandparents and their grandchildren (republished) - What are PRRs and how long do they last?
Parental responsibilities exist where practicable and in the best interests of a child. Parental rights exist to enable those with parental responsibilities to fulfil their responsibilities.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
18 June 2024
Contact between grandparents and their grandchildren - What are PRRs and how long do they last?
Parental responsibilities exist where practicable and in the best interests of a child. Parental rights exist to enable those with parental responsibilities to fulfil their responsibilities.
