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SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 November 2025
SPICe Bill Summaries - Session 6 - July 2023 to June 2024 - Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill
Bill Number: SP Bill 47
Introduced on: 14 May 2024
Introduced by: Angela Constance MSP (Government Bill)
Passed: 30 May 2024
Royal Assent: 13 June 2024
Purpose of the Bill
The Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill was introduced in response to miscarriages of justice resulting from the u...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 November 2025
Lived experience in the Scottish Parliament: three case studies - Details of the approach
The SRG members were divided into two groups, each had a note taker and an MSP to facilitate the discussions. The two groups worked through the same set of six themes.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
30 September 2025
The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill and the European Convention on Human Rights - The potential for the Bill to undermine disabled people's right to life
The Member in charge of the Bill (Liam McArthur MSP) stated in response3Scottish Parliament Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. (2025).
News
Published:
26 September 2025
Portrait of His Majesty The King goes on display in the Scottish Parliament
The Presiding Officer, the Rt Hon Alison Johnstone MSP said:
“It was a pleasure to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to the Scottish Parliament, to unveil this portrait of His Majesty The King.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
1 September 2025
Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill - Summary
The detailed briefing serves as both a preamble to and companion for this Bill briefing.
Katy Clark MSP introduced the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill on 2 June 2025.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 June 2025
Report on the Home Detention Curfew (Amendment of Specified Time Periods) (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft] - Consideration by the Criminal Justice Committee
At its meeting on Wednesday 11 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.
News
Published:
28 May 2025
Should schools record and report on the use of restraint and seclusion?
The Education, Children and Young People Committee will be considering the Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill, which has been introduced by Daniel Johnson MSP.
The Bill aims to minimise the use of restraint and seclusion in schools, as well as stating that schools would need to inform the parent of a child or young person subjected to restr...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 May 2025
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Stage 2
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Government amendments were agreed to which:
mean that individuals would now be deemed vulnerable if they are either applying for a civil protection order or have started court proceedings for damages due to sexual abuse, harassment, or assault
added 'lawburrows' to the list of relevant court orders for the purposes of the 'deemed vulnerable' status - this is a specific type of order that can be made to protect against violence by a particular person
clarified that 'interim' versions of all the relevant court orders, that is, orders which are temporary and issued while a case is being resolved, also qualify in determining whether someone is to be deemed vulnerable.
Liam Kerr MSP...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 May 2025
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Special measures in criminal cases
During the Committee's meeting on 19 March (col 11), the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Angela Constance MSP, explained the reasons for the amendment, with reference to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC):
Article 12 of the UNCRC requirements puts an obligation on public authorities to give all children aged und...
News
Published:
7 April 2025
Holyrood Committee seeks views on the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
It also wants to hear the views of community and third sector organisations, business representatives and experts in economic development.
Colin Smyth MSP, Convener of the Economy and Fair Work Committee, said:
“Community Wealth Building approaches have the potential to grow and retain wealth within a local economy, but are the plans introduced by the...
