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Date published:
24 September 2025
Proposed Good Food Nation Plan: Scrutiny by the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee - Planning and licensing functions
It therefore urges the Scottish Government to consider how it might best mitigate those challenges which local authorities experience.
Committee reports
Date published:
4 July 2025
Subordinate legislation considered by the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee on 12 and 26 June 2025 - Lessons learned
We are trying to give advice that identifies the principles—what the best thing to do is, what an effective use of our budget is and how we can reach people—so that people can then evaluate them in light of whatever political or media environment they are in in eight years’ time.”
Committee reports
Date published:
22 May 2025
A blueprint for participation - embedding deliberative democracy in the work of the Scottish Parliament - Conclusion
The evaluation report for the Panels on the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 and reducing drug harm and deaths found that:
By prioritising learning, experimentation, and responsiveness over replication, the Scottish Parliament sets a valuable precedent for deliberative democracy; one that recognises that the best designs are those that grow and evolve wit...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 May 2025
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Stage 2
This would pave the way for further development of the evidence base on whether and how rape myths affect the verdicts juries reach in rape and attempted rape cases, to help us all understand if these myths are a barrier to the proper administration of justice and if that is the case, to inform debate on how that could best be addressed.
Formal consideratio...
Committee reports
Date published:
19 March 2025
Stage 1 report on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill - Recommendations
The change set out in the Bill seems, at best, a small piece in a larger puzzle, unlikely to have much impact alone.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 February 2025
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Unintended consequences
With You raised its concerns around politicising healthcare:
Turning addiction treatment into a legal right also risks politicising healthcare, with decisions potentially influenced by political agendas rather than evidence-based best practice. This could undermine the flexibility and innovation needed to adapt to emerging trends in addiction and recovery.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 January 2025
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Sections 4 to 8 - Police conduct
The Cabinet Secretary responded that they were considering how best to implement this ahead of Stage 2.
Last updated:
5 December 2024
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Committee reports
Date published:
15 November 2024
Report tracking the work of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 2023-24 - Local Government
Does local government have the necessary:
clarity on what is a local government matter and what is central government matter,
certainty and levels of funding,
flexibility, and
autonomy
Is local government pursuing a public service reform agenda, working effectively and collaboratively to make best use of finite resources to deliver for its communities?
Committee reports
Date published:
14 October 2024
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 - Annexe A - Extracts from the Minutes of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Meetings
National Performance Framework: Proposed National Outcomes:
The Committee took evidence from—Emma Congreve, Co-lead, Scottish Health Equity Research Unit;Professor Cam Donaldson, Professor of Health Economics, Glasgow Caledonian University;
and then from—Carol Calder, Audit Director, Performance Audit & Best Value, Audit Scotland;Professor Chik Collins,...
