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Official Report
Meeting date:
20 March 2018
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 20 March 2018
We were not in a position to take into account the provisions of that bill when we formulated our policy and made recommendations.
Official Report
Meeting date:
22 November 2017
Meeting of the Parliament 22 November 2017
In 2015, the low-carbon and renewable energy economy supported 58,500 jobs in Scotland, accounting for about 14 per cent of the total UK employment in the sector, which is much higher than our population share.
Committees
Last updated:
27 March 2026
Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care
On 8 January 2026, the Auditor General for Scotland and Accounts Commission published Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care.
Committees
Last updated:
4 March 2026
The 2022/23 audit of Lews Castle College
Consolidating CSL into college accounts at this valuation would have increased the net assets of the college by £4.7 million and decreased the in-year deficit by £0.032 million.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 February 2026
Cairngorm funicular railway - Transparency and accountability
Transparency and accountability
Concerns were raised with the Committee about the transparency of the governance arrangements.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 January 2026
Intergovernmental activity update Q4 2025 - Legislative consent
Officials highlighted a number of anticipated bills:
[...] the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, formerly known as the duty of candour bill; the cyber security and resilience bill; the Northern Ireland legacy (no 2) bill; the National Wealth Fund bill; the railways bill; the elections and democracy bill; the armed forces bill; the UK energy independence ...
Committee reports
Date published:
16 January 2026
Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Background to the Bill
It said that a significant proportion of parents that responded to the consultation offered personal accounts of their families’ experiences of the use of restraint and/or seclusion in Scottish schools which formed the basis of their support for the proposed bill and its aims.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2025
Stage 1 report on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill - Demonstrating compliance
While we did not scrutinise the NPF to determine the extent to which public bodies are meeting their existing duties, which is a concern, we note the Scottish Government's confirmation that key aspects of its reform of the NPF are to improve implementation and accountability.
Recommendation: The Committee notes the evidence from Dr Max French that public bodies develop strategic plans and account for their actions “in the absence of clear statutory directives linked to a shared, long-term national vision”.
Committee reports
Date published:
2 October 2025
Strengthening committees' effectiveness - Role of committee composition and remit in working culture
The Public Audit Committee is in a unique position in that they rarely take evidence from Scottish Government Ministers but Scottish Government Portfolio Accountable Officers or the Accountable Officer for a Public Body.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 September 2025
Men's mental health in Scotland - Causes of gender differences in alcohol and drug harms
., Ziebland, S., & Hunt, K. (2013). Men’s accounts of depression: Reconstructing or resisting hegemonic masculinity?.
