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Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2026
Legacy Report of the Public Audit Committee, Session 6 - Strategic Commercial Assets Division
Strategic Commercial Assets Division
An example of where the Committee has used the Scottish Government’s Consolidated Accounts to carry out more in-depth inquiry work, was its scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s Strategic Commercial Assets Division (SCAD).
Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2026
Annual report of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 2025-26 - Legislative Consent Memorandums
A breakdown of the Bills and outputs in relation to them is provided below:
Employment Rights Bill (report on supplementary LCM) (report on second supplementary LCM)
Planning and Infrastructure Bill (report on LCM)
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (letter on LCM to the Scottish Government)
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (second supplementary LCM)
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill (letter on LCM to the Scottish Government)
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (letter on LCM to the Scottish Government)
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill (letter on LCM to the Scottish Government)
Crime and Policing Bill (report on LCM, supplementary and second supplementary LCMs) (report on third supplementary LCM) (report on fourth supplementary LCM)
Planning and Infrastructure Bill (report on the supplementary LCM)
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (report on LCM) (report on second supplementary LCM)
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (report on LCM)
Pension Schemes Bill (report on LCM)
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill (report on LCM) (letter on the supplementary LCM to the Scottish Government 7 January 2026)
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Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2026
Annual report of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 2025-26 - Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27
The Committee conducted Pre-Budget Scrutiny at meetings throughout September, with oral evidence from witnesses representing local authorities, the Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland, and UNISON.iiLocal Government, Housing and Planning Committee.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 September 2025
Report on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee inquiry into Civil Legal Assistance in Scotland - Annex
Block fees are easier to administer but may not take account of the work required in complex cases.
Committee reports
Date published:
6 June 2025
Report on the Restitution Fund (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft] - Consideration by the Criminal Justice Committee
She also told the Committee that as with any financial penalty there is the option to pay in instalments and that there is an obligation on the court to take into account the means of the offender and their ability to pay.
Committee reports
Date published:
30 May 2025
Annual Report 2024-25 - Committee work
Five of these were “section 22 reports” which set out issues of concern or interest, highlighted in relation to the audit of accounts of individual public bodies.
A further five reports considered by the Committee were “section 23 reports”, which examine the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the public sector.
Committee reports
Date published:
3 December 2024
Education (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Conclusion
The Committee acknowledges the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and Scottish Government officials' remarks, that the Bill will create the scaffolding for these bodies to engage more, and be more accountable.
The Committee also acknowledges that legislation cannot change culture.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 November 2024
Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill - Alternative approaches
The Policy Memorandum (para 83) sets out the reasons for not taking account of previous convictions in this Bill:
Consideration was given to whether previous convictions should be taken into account, as was the case in relation to the emergency early release process undertaken earlier in 2024.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 November 2024
Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill - Fixed penalties
In addition, it states that:
the pre-pandemic scale had not been changed since it was introduced in 2008, and its maximum of £300 would now be the equivalent of almost £430 if inflation is taken into account
fiscal fines in excess of the pre-pandemic maximum of £300 made up roughly 2% of those issued between 7 April 2020 and 25 July 2024.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 April 2024
Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill - The Commission's ideas
Separately, the Committee also sought views on the terms judicial factor and Accountant of Court in its recent call for views, but there was virtually no support for change.
