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Addressing the issue of whether the Bill set the criminal threshold too low, Liam McArthur MSP stated during the stage 1 debate:
Initially, I admit that I was persuaded by some of those concerns, but over the course of the evidence that we heard I became increasingly satisfied that the tests were sufficiently robust.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 September 2017
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When asked what was meant originally meant by the the phrase 'reasonable enjoyment', Mark McDonald MSP replied—
That is a...
Overview of the Bill
This Government Bill was introduced by the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Fergus Ewing MSP, on 10 May 2017. The lead Committee is the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee.
On the question of the funding of the proposals in the Bill, the Minister for Victims and Community Safety commented in a letter of 29 July 2025 on the suggestion by Ash Regan MSP that the costs could be met by the Delivering Equally Safe (DES) and Victim Centred Approach funds (VCAF).
This privacy statement explains how we collect and use personal information about you as a Local Hero, nominated by an MSP to take part in the event to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Scottish Parliament, which will take place on 28 September 2024.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 December 2024
A motion recommending annulment was lodged by Douglas Lumsden MSP on 25 October 2024. It was for the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, as lead committee, to decide whether or not to agree to that motion.
Introduction
At its meeting on 29 October 2024iRona MacKay MSP substituted for Bill Kidd MSP at this meeting., the Committee considered the following instrument under its remit and agreed to draw it to the attention of the Parliament:
Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (Prohibition on Di...