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SPICe briefings
Date published:
7 July 2025
Child abduction - Exceptions to the return of the child
However, there are a limited number of exceptions to the general position, designed to account for the individual circumstances of the child and preventing the return of the child where that is not appropriate.1Lamont, R. (2022).
Committee reports
Date published:
11 March 2025
Stage 1 report - Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill - Users of the criminal justice system
Users of the criminal justice system
We also heard views from representative of the users of the justice system that any arrangements for virtual attendance should take account of their particular needs.
Adam Stachura from Age Scotland highlighted the importance of avoiding digital exclusion in relation to the proposals in the Bill.
Committee reports
Date published:
29 April 2024
Stage 1 report on the Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill - Annexe C - Evidence
Annexe C - Evidence
Official Reports (substantially verbatim transcripts) of meetings of the Finance and Public Administration Committee
5 March 2024 - evidence from stakeholders
12 March 2024 - evidence from stakeholders
19 March 2024 - evidence from the Scottish Government
Written submissions
The Committee received the following written submissions to its call for views as part of its Stage 1 scrutiny:
Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)
COSLA
Institute of Chartered Accountants...
Committee reports
Date published:
28 February 2024
Stage 1 Report on the Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill - Account for international responsibilities
Account for international responsibilities
Stakeholders suggested Section 1(3) should include global considerations and the aim to 'do no harm'.iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 28 November 2023, col 8 and 13 and written submissions including Highlands & Islands Enterprise, Scotland?
Committee reports
Date published:
17 May 2023
Scrutinising social justice: barriers and opportunities - Conclusions
This will help us to hold the Scottish Government's to account on social justice statutory duties and to ensure policy commitments are being actioned to deliver intended outcomes.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 April 2023
Stage 1 Report on the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill - Evidence
A range of individuals from across the third sector as well as those representing accountancy and law firms were involved.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
8 March 2023
Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill - Section 27: trustees' duty of care
Under the existing law, it is unclear whether trustees who hold professional qualifications (for example, in law, accountancy or banking) must achieve a higher standard of care than those that do not.
Committee reports
Date published:
8 November 2022
Pre-Budget 2023-24 - Poverty as a ‘rights violation’
Poverty as a ‘rights violation’
As well as improving transparency, accountability, and participation, we heard how other elements of the human rights framework could be incorporated more explicitly into our work and that of the Scottish Government.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 December 2021
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Elections Bill - Committee conclusion
While some members of the Committee believed that notional expenditure should be clarified as soon as possible and that the UK Elections Bill represented an opportunity to do this, other members of the Committee preferred the approach proposed by the Scottish Government to consult with a view to Scottish legislation taking into account any issues raised dur...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 October 2021
Fisheries governance after Brexit - v. International Council for the Exploration of the Seas
Whilst states are expected to ‘take into account the best scientific evidence available to it’ when adopting conservation and management measures (UNCLOS, Article 61), states are not legally obliged to implement all scientific recommendations from ICES.
