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Introduction
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is a UK Government Bill introduced in the House of Commons on 17 December 2024.
The UK Government tabled amendments to the Bill on 13 May 2025 which extend to Scotland.
Overview of the Bill
This Bill was introduced by the Scottish Government on 4 June 2024. The lead committee was the Education, Children and Young People Committee.
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Children (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 3 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/157)
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Valuation (Proposals Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/146)
The Committee welcomed that this instrument fulfils a commitment by the Scottish Government to correct a drafting error in the Valuation (Proposals Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024...
The Committee took oral evidence from the above stakeholders at its meeting on 21 May 2024, albeit this related to LCM-S6-44 which referred to the Bill as originally introduced by the previous UK Government and which subsequently fell following the announcement of a UK general election.
Read further information on the Committee’s inquiry page
The Bill was introduced by Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Mairi Gougeon MSP on Wednesday 13 March 2024.
Read the Bill and accompanying documents
Read a SPICe briefing on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
The Committee launched a call for views on 4 April that closed on 21 May 2024.
The Scottish Government reponed on 19 March 2024.
Follaein its consideration o thon correspondence, the Committee wis generally content tae mak note o the repones fae the Scottish Government and the faurer information providit.
Public procurement must align with the principles of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022, the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024, the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 and the proposed community wealth building legislation.
Retrieved from https://www.fas.scot/downloads/understanding-agricultural-tenancies-for-new-entrants/ [accessed 5 June 2024]
The Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003
The Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 created two new types of farm tenancy: Limited Duration Tenancies (LDTs) which have since 2011 had a minimum term of 10 years (if entered into ...
This is of particular concern in the case of ‘framework’ bills, where costings remain subject to design of secondary regulations. During our Pre-Budget 2024-25 inquiry, the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) suggested that improvements to the information provided in FMs by the Scottish Government would lead to more transparency and enhanced parliamentary sc...