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Date published:
24 September 2025
Committees
Date published:
21 September 2017
Stage 1 Report on the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill - Defence on grounds of reasonableness
It is necessary to permit a defence as the elements are quite far reaching, especially as the victim does not need to suffer the harm.ivWritten submission
Andrew Tickell said that he did not find the inclusion of the defence in the Bill particularly reassuring, as it would fall on the accused to prove that their behaviour had been reasonable.viiJustice Committee, Official Report, 30 May 2017, col. 12 The Law Society of Scotland said that, whilst it agreed with the defence provided for in the Bill, "we would question whether behaviour defined as including violent, threatening or intimidating behaviour can ever be reasonable".ivWritten submission
Some evidence went further, querying the basis for including the defence.ixe.g.
Committee reports
Date published:
7 September 2020
Stage 1 Report on the Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill - 1. Trauma informed care
NHS Lanarkshire noted:
The legislation should give victims the right to timely psychological, aftercare/ through care and advocacy services, or services for addictions, mental health issues or self-harm.
Last updated:
11 November 2022
SPCB 2022 Paper 67
(Scotland) Bill - Proposal for a Bill to (Scotland) Bill- Proposal for a Bill to enable people addicted to drugs and/or alcohol to access the necessary addiction treatment amend the law on the removal of parts of the human body for they require transplantation by providing for decisions to be made on behalf of a deceased adult by a proxy and by authorising removal and use in certain cases where the deceased adult has not recorded an objection.
Official Report
Meeting date:
20 May 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee 20 May 2025 [Draft]
I suspend the meeting briefly to allow for a change of witnesses. 12:00 Meeting suspended. 12:04 On resuming—Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 The last public item on our agenda is continuation of the committee’s stage 1 scrutiny of the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 March 2018
Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - Supporting men with historical convictions
Supporting men with historical convictions
Support for applicants (administrative, financial and emotional)
One of the most important themes to emerge from our Stage 1 scrutiny of this Bill is the recognition that men who were convicted of same sex offences, which would not be a crime in the Scotland in 2018, are ...
Official Report
Meeting date:
30 November 2021
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 30 November 2021
It is about supporting people to access the treatment and recovery that is right for them. We are therefore working to ensure that all the component parts of a recovery oriented system of care operate effectively with good links and pathways between them to reduce harm and promote recovery.
Official Report
Meeting date:
16 March 2022
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 16 March 2022
That is a shocking situation to be in. I say to Gillian Martin that our right to recovery bill would cover those who are in prison, because they have just as much of a right to recovery as anyon...
Official Report
Meeting date:
4 March 2025
Meeting of the Parliament 04 March 2025
It is estimated that as many as 90 per cent of women in custody in Scotland have addiction problems, whether that involves alcohol or drugs.
Last updated:
20 May 2025
BB20250520Rev
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4.
