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Committee reports Date published: 24 January 2025

Subordinate legislation considered by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 22 January 2025 - Rural Affairs and Islands Committee consideration of the instrument and motion to annul

Officials also stated that new methodology is intended to take account of the reduction in size of salmon and other changes.
Committee reports Date published: 22 April 2020

Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 21 April 2020 - Instruments drawn to the attention of the Lead Committee

This does not respect the requirement that at least 28 days should elapse between the laying of an instrument which is subject to the negative procedure and the coming into force of that instrument.
Last updated: 14 November 2025

Mental Health Moratorium Regulations Update on the consultation on diligence and the draft Minister

As a result of this work, the timescale for laying the draft regulations has been delayed and I do not expect them to be laid in this session.
Last updated: 10 June 2024

Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill as introduced

Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill 3 26B Code of practice in relation to provision of information (1) The Scottish Ministers must issue a code of practice about the provision of information (including the consideration of the provision of information) by persons exercising functions conferred by this Part. 5 (2) A code of practice under this section must in particular provide for safeguards applicable to the provision of information under this Part. (3) A person providing information (or considering the provision of information) when exercising functions conferred by this Part must do so in accordance with such a code of practice, or revised code, issued by the Scottish Ministers. 10 (4) Before issuing a code of practice or revised code, the Scottish Ministers must comply with subsections (5) to (8). (5) The Scottish Ministers must consult— (a) any person to which the code of practice relates, and (b) such other persons as they consider appropriate. 15 (6) The Scottish Ministers must lay...
Last updated: 30 June 2025

Letter from Convener to Committee Conveners on Climate Change Plan 26 June 2025

We welcome calls through Relay UK and in BSL through Contact Scotland BSL. late 21 May Mar 2026 March Late May Sept 2025 Sept 2025 Jan 2026 2025 2026 • SG aims to • CCC advice • Draft carbon • Carbon • Draft Climate • 120-day • SG aims to publish final on carbon budget budgets set Change Plan period of lay final CCP CCP just budgets regulations through published scrutiny by shotly before before published laid affirmative Parliament dissolution in dissolution in SSI, if agreed ends late March late March by parliament The key Parliamentary milestone will be the laying of the draft CCP, triggering the 120-day scrutiny period that currently looks likely to end in late January.
Last updated: 7 March 2025

Climate Change Plan Convener NZET to Committees 5 March 2025

We welcome calls through Relay UK and in BSL through Contact Scotland BSL. late 21 May Mar 2026 March Late May Sept 2025 Sept 2025 Jan 2026 2025 2026 • SG aims to • CCC advice • Draft carbon • Carbon • Draft Climate • 120-day • SG aims to publish final on carbon budget budgets set Change Plan period of lay final CCP CCP just budgets regulations through published scrutiny by shotly before before published laid affirmative Parliament dissolution in dissolution in SSI, if agreed ends late March late March by parliament The key Parliamentary milestone will be the laying of the draft CCP, triggering the 120-day scrutiny period that currently looks likely to end in late January.
Last updated: 6 March 2025

Letter from Convener to Committee Conveners on Climate Change Plan_amended 5 March 2025

We welcome calls through Relay UK and in BSL through Contact Scotland BSL. late 21 May Mar 2026 March Late May Sept 2025 Sept 2025 Jan 2026 2025 2026 • SG aims to • CCC advice • Draft carbon • Carbon • Draft Climate • 120-day • SG aims to publish final on carbon budget budgets set Change Plan period of lay final CCP CCP just budgets regulations through published scrutiny by shotly before before published laid affirmative Parliament dissolution in dissolution in SSI, if agreed ends late March late March by parliament Parliamentary milestone will be the laying of the draft CCP, triggering the The key 120-day scrutiny period that currently looks likely to end in late January.
Committee reports Date published: 22 May 2024
Last updated: 27 September 2023

SPBill19BS062023

Accountable officer 20 (1) The Parliamentary corporation must designate the Commissioner or a member of the 20 Commissioner’s staff as the accountable officer. (2) The functions of the accountable officer are— (a) signing the accounts of the expenditure and receipts of the Commissioner, (b) ensuring the propriety and regularity of the finances of the Commissioner, (c) ensuring that the resources of the Commissioner are used economically, efficiently 25 and effectively, and (d) where the accountable officer is not the Commissioner, the duty set out in sub-paragraph (3). (3) The duty referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(d) is a duty, where the accountable officer is required to act in a way that the accountable officer considers would be inconsistent 30 with the proper performance of the functions specified in sub-paragraph (2)(a) to (c), to— (a) obtain written authority from the Commissioner before taking the action, and (b) send a copy of that authority as soon as possible to the Auditor General for Scotland. 35 (4) The accountable officer is answerable to the Scottish Parliament for the performance of the functions specified in sub-paragraph (2). 17 Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill Schedule 2—Public authorities legislation Accounts and audit 21 (1) The Commissioner must— (a) keep proper accounts and accounting records, (b) prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts, and 5 (c) send a copy of the statement to the Auditor General for Scotland for auditing. (2) The Commissioner must comply with any direction from the Scottish Ministers in relation to the matters mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b). (3) The Commissioner must make the audited statement of accounts available, without charge, for inspection at all reasonable times. 10 Annual report 1 22 (1) The Commissioner must, in respect of each financial year— (a) prepare and make publicly available a report on the Commissioner’s activities during that year, and (b) lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament before the expiry of the 15 period of 7 months beginning with the last day of that year. (2) The report must include— (a) a review of issues identified by the Commissioner in the financial year as being relevant to the Commissioner’s functions, (b) a review of the Commissioner’s activity in that year, including the steps taken in 20 connection with each of the Commissioner’s functions, and (c) any recommendations by the Commissioner arising out of such activity. (3) The Commissioner must comply with any direction from the Parliamentary corporation in relation to the form and content of the annual report.
Committee reports Date published: 26 November 2018

Getting Rights Right: Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament - Foreword from the Convener

They are expressed through the founding principles of the Parliament: power sharing, accountability, accessibility and equal opportunities.

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