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Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2025
Legislative Consent Memorandum: delegated powers exercisable within devolved competence in the Public Office (Accountability) Bill - Scottish Government Rationale for Recommending Withholding Legislative Consent
Pending these discussions, the Scottish Government currently recommends that the Scottish Parliament withholds consent to Part 1, Part 2 (chapters 1 and 2), Schedules 1-3 and Part 5 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill as introduced.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
2 October 2025
Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill - Section 13 – Commission Decision-Making on Decrofting Applications
Introduces a new section 25(1D) allowing the Commission to take into account whether land has previously been decrofted from the same croft when assessing current applications under section 25(1)(a) or (b).
Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
Stage 1 report on the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill - Other issues considered by the Committee on Part 1
Although not directly linked to Part 1, several environmental organisations suggested public bodies’ accountability should be strengthened to support delivery and mainstreaming.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 May 2025
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Current provisions
In relation to the factors taken into account by the Parole Board when considering release on parole, its website states:
It will take into account information about the original offence from the trial judge's report.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 February 2025
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Medical model
Without taking into account all these factors and solely focussing on medical treatment it is unlikely for stability to be achieved causing more harm to the individual.
Committee reports
Date published:
31 January 2025
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 - The need for a statutory framework
The targets, delivery plans and annual reporting would allow the Scottish Parliament and the public to hold the Scottish Government to account for its progress towards eradicating child poverty.
News
Published:
22 January 2025
New non-executive director of Audit Scotland announced
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Find out more about Audit Scotland.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 December 2024
Local government finance: Budget 2025-26 and provisional allocations to local authorities - Individual local authority settlements
Many of these indicators are related to population or school pupil numbers, but other factors such as deprivation levels and rurality, road length and homelessness may be taken into account depending on the service being considered.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 September 2024
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee report on the Companies Act 2006 (Scottish public sector companies to be audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2024 (draft) - Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee consideration
As part of this transition, Zero Waste Scotland will be governed by the same public finance and accountability rules as other Scottish public bodies, requiring the appointment of an accountable officer to ensure routine good governance.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 September 2024
Scotland's exports - policy and statistics - Gas, natural & manufactured
The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Germany account for 9% of the value of total exports.
