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The Committee published its Interim report on petition PE1758: End greyhound racing in Scotland on 27 November 2024. The report sets out the evidence taken over the course of the inquiry and the Committee's conclusions and recommendations relating to the other aspects of the inquiry which it did not anticipate would be part of the proposed Bill.
Cairngorm funicular railway
The Session 5 Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee had undertaken scrutiny on the Cairngorm funicular railway arising from the associated audit reports. Following evidence sessions in 2024 with the Auditor General for Scotland and the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government on the 2023/24 audit of the Scot...
The Committee continued to follow this subject closely. At its session on 16 April 2024 the Committee focussed on the impact of RAAC on housing rather than in public buildings.
Non implementation and non introduction of legislation
On 5 November 2024, as part of its work programme discussion, the Committee agreed to undertake some post-legislative scrutiny and, in particular, to explore the impact of the delay of the implementation of all or some provisions within the following three Acts:
Female Genital Mutilation (Protection a...
As detailed in the Committee’s letter to the Presiding Officer of 12 November 2024 the Committee has delivered the Audit recommendation of the provision of a permanent proxy voting scheme.
Retrieved from: https://www.parliament.scot/~/media/committ/11169/Paper-2--Substance-Misuse-Inquiry-SPICe-Analysis-of-Call-for-Views; HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland, Young People’s Experiences of the Scottish Prison System (Analytical Review, 2024). Retrieved from: https://prisonsinspectoratescotland.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publication_files/You...
SPS operational reporting systems such as MORS capture high-risk management data but remain manual and inconsistent. In 2024, there were 9,360 MORS incidents involving 3,339 individuals - equivalent to 410 per 1,000 population.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 November 2025
The Committee asked the Scottish Government to provide an urgent update on progress in establishing the scheme.
In our 2024-25 report, we raised concerns that there had been no indication of progress towards the commitment to work towards establishing a Percentage for the Arts scheme.
Committee reports
Date published:
18 November 2025
This suggests that child poverty will fall from 24% in 2017/18 to around 19% to 22% by the end of the decade, partly as a result of the SCP and other Scottish social security benefits.Pre-Budget Scrutiny – SPICe prepared Call for Views Summary
CPAG's report on the Cost of a Child in Scotland in 2024CPAG report: The Cost of a Child in Scotland in 2024 also s...