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Membership changes
The following changes to Committee membership occurred during the Committee's scrutiny:
On 30 October 2024, Elena Whitham MSP replaced Ruth Maguire MSP as a member of the Committee.
The team consisted of just one nurse and one part-time (10%) psychiatrist, and both left their posts in late 2024. Rather than re-appointing those roles, NHS Forth Valley has paused the assessment service and is currently exploring ways to re-allocate this funding in a more efficient way.
This page relates to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill introduced in the House of Commons on 17 December 2024.
The text of the Bill can be found on the UK Parliament page Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
., Scottish Statutory Instruments (SSIs) and UK Statutory Instruments (SIs) subject to joint procedure in the Scottish Parliament during the fourth quarter of the parliamentary year in 2024-25, covering the period 24 February to 12 May 2025.
Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill
The Committee was designated lead committee for scrutiny of the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill, which was introduced by Graham Simpson MSP on 17 December 2024.
The Bill proposes that a Member could be recalled if they receive a sanction excluding them from Parliament for a c...
Annexe B: Extracts of minutes
Extracts from the meeting minutes of the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
6th meeting, Wednesday 17 April 2024
Update on public participation (in private): The Committee considered an update on public participation work.
3rd meeting, Wednesday 19 February 2025
Citizen Participation (in private): The Committ...
As part of this inquiry, Business and Trade Select Committee undertook three oral evidence sessions between 17 December 2024 and 14 January 2025.
For the avoidance of any confusion, the Business and Trade Select Committee's inquiry is not part of the legislative process associated with the Bill at Westminster.
Bills and laws
Final proposal date:
21 January 2025
SEPA took on this responsibility from February 2024 and told the Committee that this demonstrated a simplification of the regulatory landscape to “provide greater clarity”.
Committee reports
Date published:
18 December 2024
The Burial and Cremation (Inspection) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft]
The instrument, laid under the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 on 14 November 2024, makes provision for inspection and enforcement in the funeral sector, and any subsequent appeals in relation to these.