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I am pretty sure that she will agree with that, because that is the best way to go forward with our recovery plan. Let me make three very quick points.
Minister for Victims and Community Safety Siobhian Brown MSP T: 0300 244 4000 E: [email protected] Karen Adam MSP Convener Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP ___ 26 September 2025 Dear Convener NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGISLATION Thank you for you letter of 30 July 2025 outlining that the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee would welcome quarterly updates on progress made in laying Regulations to give effect to provisions in the Children (Scotland) Act and legislative changes required to implement provisions in the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 and the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Act 2020.
In evidence to our inquiry, the Scottish Human Rights Commission considered that exclusively recognising human rights and Scotland’s human rights obligations, especially the right to a healthy environment, are relevant to a green recovery.
The next question is, that motion S5M-14914, in the name of Miles Briggs, on a new approach needed to tackle Scotland’s drugs crisis, as amended, be agreed to.
As the minister said, Audit Scotland did an investigation into prescribing in Scotland and found a 30 per cent increase in the prescribing of all medications.