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Committee reports
Date published:
24 March 2025
Inquiry into Framework Legislation and Henry VIII powers - Less policy development having taken place
DPRR Committee Members suggested that a pressure for legislative ‘slots’ in Parliament meant it was attractive to civil servants and governments to give themselves a power to “fill in” policy details not yet concluded at a later point, and to make quicker changes in the future (without needing further primary legislation).iNote of Committee fact-finding visit to London, Friday 6 December 2024
Lord Lisvane pointed to the pressure on governments to be seen to legislate – particularly in the immediate aftermath of an election with a manifesto to implementiiibid, a point echoed by the UK First Parliamentary Counsel, who shared their perception that “there is a constant pressure [on Ministers] to do something, and that that “something” tends to be legislation.”iiiDelegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 March 2025
Stage 1 report on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill - Off-market sales
SLE stated: “The implication that there is a culture of “secret” sales conducted in this way by wealthy people to sidestep communities is […] unfounded”.Written submission of Scottish Land and Estates Andy Wightman suggested that an alternative approach to capturing off-market sales of large estates would simply be to make a public notification system.viNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 3 December 2024...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
12 March 2025
Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill - Recall initiating process
Where the MSP holds a regional seat, the petition officer is the regional returning officer for that region.
The Scottish Parliament. (2024, December 17). Policy Memorandum for the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 March 2025
The Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill - Summary
Retrieved from https://www.scotlawcom.gov.uk/files/4215/2699/8107/Discussion_Paper_on_Aspects_of_Leases_-_Termination_DP_No_165.pdf [accessed 19 November 2024]
According to the Policy Memorandum, the aim of the Bill is to improve, simplify and update aspects of the Scots law of commercial leases so that it meets the needs of a modern Scottish economy.
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 addressed this in her correspondence to the Criminal Justice Committee of 23 September 2024, stating that the Scottish Government's view was that the provision was article 8 compliant.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 November 2024
Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill - Alternative approaches
The Policy Memorandum (para 83) sets out the reasons for not taking account of previous convictions in this Bill:
Consideration was given to whether previous convictions should be taken into account, as was the case in relation to the emergency early release process undertaken earlier in 2024. However, while this was considered an appropriate and workable s...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 November 2024
Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill - Fixed penalties
In addition, it states that:
the pre-pandemic scale had not been changed since it was introduced in 2008, and its maximum of £300 would now be the equivalent of almost £430 if inflation is taken into account
fiscal fines in excess of the pre-pandemic maximum of £300 made up roughly 2% of those issued between 7 April 2020 and 25 July 2024.
The analysis of th...
Committee reports
Date published:
13 November 2024
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: Third sector funding principles - Introduction
The Scottish Government has announced its intention for the next Scottish Budget to be presented to the Scottish Parliament on 4 December 2024.
The Committee wanted to examine the action being taken to support the third sector after hearing continued concerns about funding challenges faced by the sector.
Cross-Party Groups
Last updated:
5 November 2024
Co-Operatives
The next meeting of CPG on Co-operatives has been arranged for 29 October 2024 and will include the AGM. .
Committee reports
Date published:
11 October 2024
Closing the Disability Employment Gap in Scotland - Overview of the current situation in Scotland
Disability employment rates are lower for women than men, and progress towards increasing the disability employment rate has been faster for men than women. In the year to March 2024, for example, the employment rate for disabled women in Scotland was 51.6%, compared to 53.8% for men.
