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SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 October 2025
Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill - Who will be subject to notification requirements
Domestic abuse offenders are defined by the Bill as those who have been convicted of the offences set out below on indictment (i.e. for more serious offences, decided by a jury) and given a sentence of imprisonment for a period of 12 months or more or been made subject to a community payback order with an offender supervision requirement.
section 1(1) of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 - abusive behaviour towards a partner or ex-partner
section 17 of the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 - breach of a domestic abuse protection order (not yet in force)iThe Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 is not yet in force. In a letter from Siobhian Brown MSP...
Petitions
Petition published:
22 September 2025
Introduce stronger safeguards around the use of digital material in court proceedings
Official Report of Meeting 25 February 2026
Written Submissions
PE2185/A: Scottish Government written submission, 30 October 2025
PE2185/B: Petitioner written submission, 8 November 2025
PE2185/C: Willie Coffey MSP written submission, 24 November 2025
PE2185/D: Lord Advocate written submission, 31 December 2025
PE2185/E: Chief Constable of Police Scotland ...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
18 July 2025
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Homelessness: meaning, duties and actions
The Minister for Housing, Paul McLennan MSP, indicated that this would be "an important and flexible way to achieve the level of detail that we have been asked to provide, through regulations that are developed in consultation with stakeholders".
SPICe briefings
Date published:
18 July 2025
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Succession to tenancies
Other amendments lodged by Meghan Gallacher MSP would also have lengthened the period of time someone in such circumstances has to leave the property where a succeeding tenant declines the tenancy.
Committee reports
Date published:
6 June 2025
Report on the Restitution Fund (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft] - Consideration by the Criminal Justice Committee
At its meeting on Wednesday 4 June 2025, the Committee took oral evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Angela Constance MSP ("the Cabinet Secretary").
During the evidence session, the Cabinet Secretary outlined the purpose of the Order to the Committee.
Committees
Last updated:
4 June 2025
Why parliament values diversity
Getting a range of views helps MSPs to become better informed about policy issues, to scrutinise and question government policy, to make recommendations and to build stronger links with the people the Parliament represents.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 May 2025
Annual Report of the Criminal Justice Committee 2024-25 - Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use
The Committee's Convener, Audrey Nicoll MSP, attended two of the Panel's meetings to explain the purpose of the cross-committee’s work on tackling drug deaths and drug harm and how the Panel's recommendations could inform that work.
News
Published:
4 April 2025
Holyrood’s Finance Committee to examine the cost-effectiveness of public inquiries
Finance and Public Administration Committee Convener Kenneth Gibson MSP said:
“Public inquiries often involve significant sums of money.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
12 March 2025
Approaches to recall of elected representatives - Summary
Recall procedures for Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and Members of the Senedd (MS) have been discussed in the Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru, respectively.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 January 2025
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Sections 2 and 3 - Ethics of the police
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Angela Constance MSP, responded that she had "asked [her] officials to discuss with Police Scotland and the SPA how best this could be progressed".
