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Committee reports
Date published:
2 October 2019
Disclosure (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Overview of the Bill
This Scottish Government Bill was introduced by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, John Swinney MSP, on 12 June 2019.
The Bill's purpose is to reform the system of disclosure of criminal records administered by the Scottish Government through their executive agency Disclosure Scotland.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
11 September 2019
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill - Executive Summary
Executive Summary
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill (“the Bill”), along with accompanying documents, was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf MSP on 30 May 20191Scottish Parliament. (2019, May 30).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 June 2019
20 Years of the Scottish Parliament - Further developments in devolution. What may be next for Scotland?
As the Scottish Parliament celebrates its first 20 years, and looks to the next, there are important issues for MSPs to debate and decide from procedures at the Parliament itself to wider constitutional issues.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 May 2019
Local Government and Communities Committee Annual Report 2018/19 - Public Petitions
Given that the petition related to a planning matter, the Committee agreed to note the petition and close it, on the basis that the Committee's Stage 1 report on the Planning (Scotland) Bill had already been agreed and that any MSP could bring forward an amendment to try to meet the petition's aim at Stage 2, should they wish to do so.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 November 2018
Work of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee in 2017-18 - How many instruments were considered this year?
In evidence to the Committee last year, the then Minister for Parliamentary Business, Joe FitzPatrick MSP, responded to a question on the reduction in instruments being laid:
The number of instruments fluctuates depending on the legislation and the requirements, and there is no aim to hold back instruments.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 May 2018
Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill after Stage 2 - Introduction
This Government Bill was introduced on 4 September 2017 by the Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities, Angela Constance MSP. The Local Government and Communities Committee is the lead committee.
Committee reports
Date published:
15 May 2018
Report on the Consultation on the Scottish Government's Draft National Outcomes - Finance and Constitution Committee
We intend to issue guidance to subject committees on the new budget process in May which will emphasise this outcomes based approach.
Bruce Crawford MSP, Convener
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 May 2018
Affordable Housing Supply Funding - Different subsidy levels for councils and RSLs
Retrieved from <a href="http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Local_Gov/Inquiries/20171218_Budget_COSLASupplementarySubmission.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Local_Gov/Inquiries/20171218_Budget_COSLASupplementarySubmission.pdf</a> [accessed 21 February 2018]
When Committee members questioned the Minister for Local Government and Housing, Kevin Stewart MSP, about this, the Minister indicated that he was not going to reconsider subsidy levels at this moment:
the reason for the differential is that local authorities can borrow at much cheaper rates than housing associations.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 April 2018
Social Security (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 - Section 20(1) – Applications for assistance
The Supplementary DPM explains that Mark Griffin MSP stated when moving the amendment that the intention is that the regulations should provide for how applications are to be made, which would provide clarity to applicants and those who advise them, of what is required to make a valid application.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
9 April 2018
Social Security (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - The power to create new benefits
Other members of the Committee argued that new benefits should be created through primary legislation, to ensure the appropriate level of parliamentary scrutiny of the Government's proposals. Adam Tomkins MSP (who brought forward the amendment) gave the hypothetical example of a future desire to:
create a new benefit that is directed at prisoners so that th...
