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Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2025
Report on the Cost-effectiveness of Scottish Public Inquiries - Options for oversight
The 2024 House of Lords Committee Report recommended the formation of a Joint Parliamentary Committee to monitor government responses to inquiry recommendations and hold the government to account for implementing accepted recommendations3House of Lords Statutory Inquiries Committee. (2024, September 16).
Committee reports
Date published:
12 December 2025
Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: Human Rights Budgeting - Evidence Gathering
The outcome of the activity was a series of co-produced recommendations and conclusions, set out in full later report, reached by CARM and the Committee acting together. That also gives a fuller account of the process that led to the conclusions.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
18 November 2025
Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill - What are digital assets?
There is no single, recognised definition of digital assets within Scotland, the UK or internationally
At its broadest, the term could be considered to cover a very wide range of digital items, such as documents or spreadsheets in electronic or digital form, images, social media accounts and in-game purchases (for example, weapons or outfits).
Committee reports
Date published:
2 October 2025
Strengthening committees' effectiveness - Committee scrutiny function
Johann Lamont suggested that things did not operate as easily as they did at Westminster where, when a crisis arose, those accountable were brought before select committees promptly.iStandards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. (2024, February 29).
Committee reports
Date published:
26 September 2025
Report on British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 - Conclusion
These include proposals to strengthen monitoring and accountability, improve data collection, support the training and employment of Deaf professionals, and ensure parity of esteem for tactile BSL users.
Committee reports
Date published:
9 July 2025
Inquiry Into Financial Considerations When Leaving an Abusive Relationship - Impact of public debt on housing options
The primary focus is often on recovering the debt, rather than understanding the underlying causes.SPICe analysis of the call for views
The only local authority responding to the call for views to state it does not take account of domestic abuse in the case of rent arrears was Stirling Council.
Committee reports
Date published:
9 July 2025
Inquiry Into Financial Considerations When Leaving an Abusive Relationship - Correspondence with Police Scotland
It also said the training covers how the abuse victim/survivors have suffered may affect their interactions with the police.Correspondence from Police Scotland, 8 May 2025
Police Scotland explained how reports of financial abuse that do not meet the threshold for criminality are dealt with
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An example of this may include a joint bank account which has had monies removed by one of the account holders, with no other reported incidents to consider as part of a wider investigation.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
12 March 2025
Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill - Member's response to the consultation
Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/proposed-members-bills/summary-of-consultation-responsesremoval-and-recall-of-members.pdf [accessed 9 February 2025]On disqualification on the basis of an MSP receiving a custodial sentence of 12 months or less, Mr Simpson stated that:
On reflection, and taking into account a number of per...
News
Published:
4 March 2025
How could Holyrood committees work more effectively
Scrutinising legislation and holding the Government to account are vital. But we want to know if there are changes that need to be made to make these work more effectively.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 December 2024
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2022-2023 - 4.3.13. Public Audit Committee
Public Audit Committee
Established: 5 June 2021
Remit: To consider and report on the following (and any additional matter added under Rule 6.1.5A)—
(a) any accounts laid before the Parliament;
(b) any report laid before or made to the Parliament by the Auditor General for Scotland; and
(c) any other document laid before the Parliament, or referred to it by the Parliamentary Bureau or by the Auditor General for Scotland, concerning financial control, accounting and auditing in relation to public expenditure.
