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SPICe briefings
Date published:
16 December 2025
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2024-2025 - 4.1.1.(b) Simultaneous Membership of Committee
(b) Simultaneous Membership of Committee
Totals take account of changes to membership throughout the parliamentary year as MSPs change, leave and join committees.No. of MSPsMember of only 1 Committee54Member of 2 Committees simultaneously 38Member of 3 Committees simultaneously2Member of 1 Committee and a Substitute Member of 1 Committee simultaneously 47Me...
Committees
Last updated:
13 November 2025
About committees
Committees:
hold the Scottish Government to account
hold inquiries
examine bills (proposed laws) and decide on amendments (changes)
introduce their own bills
consider petitions suggested by the public
Committees have a remit which says what areas they are responsible for.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
1 September 2025
Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill - Summary
The Bill's Policy Memorandum argues that use of existing criminal offences, which are also used where other types of property are vandalised, fails to take into account the heightened impact of a war memorial being damaged or desecrated.
Committees
Meeting date:
20 February 2024
6th Meeting, 2024
Declaration of interests, Decision on taking business in private, Housing to 2040, Housing to 2040, Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024, Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill (in private).
Committee reports
Date published:
13 October 2023
Report tracking the work of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 2022-23 - Reflections on the second year of the session and progress since year one
This report is not intended to be a definitive account of everything done by the Committee, but rather a summary of the key issues explored by the Committee that it will continue to pursue throughout the session.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 September 2023
Embedding Public Participation in the Work of the Parliament: Summary version - Principles
That the way in which deliberative methods are used, from recruitment through to reporting and feedback, should be transparent and subject to a governance and accountability framework.
That the deliberative methods used should be proportionate and relevant to the topic, and the scrutiny context.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 April 2023
Stage 1 Report on the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill - General Principles of the Bill
General Principles of the Bill
There is general agreement that the Bill would help to improve transparency and accountability in the charity sector, as well as strengthening OSCR’s current powers and achieving greater consistency with other UK jurisdictions.
Committees
Meeting date:
10 March 2022
8th Meeting, 2022
Decision: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish and UK Governments on audit and accountability arrangements for the replacement funds for the European Union Structural Funds..
8th Meeting, 2022.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
9 September 2021
Flats: management, maintenance and repairs - Section 50 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
Section 50 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
Section 50 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 gives councils powers to pay missing shares where a maintenance account has been set up.
The power in section 50 is not restricted to circumstances where a maintenance order has been served by the council.
Committees
Meeting date:
2 September 2021
2nd Meeting, 2021
Decision: The Committee agreed to continue to scrutinise audit and accountability arrangements on EU replacement funds after taking evidence from the Auditor General for Scotland on “Audit Scotland’s strategic priorities and future work programme”..
2nd Meeting, 2021.
