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Last updated: 16 December 2025

Prevention of Domestic Abuse Bill Letter from Minister VCS 16 Dec 2025

While the concept of a domestic abuse register seems to have been withdrawn in response to the consultation process in 2022, though the wording is used, and the Bill would instead introduce notification requirements, there remains a suggestion that being on a ‘list’ of some description would be a disincentive to offending.

Last updated: 12 December 2025

British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology correspondence in regards to Non Surgical Bill

. • Representation in Parliament through the Hair & Cosmetology APPG and the Beauty, Aesthetics & Wellness APPG • we campaigned with other stakeholders to ban cosmetic fillers for under 18's in England in 2021 and were instrumental in pursuing an achieving inclusion of Section 180 in the Health and Care Act 2022 which gives the State the power to introduce ...

Last updated: 11 November 2025

Adam Tomkins legal mechanism for triggering any independence referendum

We know from the Supreme Court judgment in the Lord Advocate’s Reference [2022] UKSC 31 that the Scottish Parliament cannot legislate for an independence referendum without Westminster’s consent.

Last updated: 30 July 2025

Correspondence from the Minister for Victims and Community Safety to CJ Committee Member Bills follo

First in relation to men convicted of offences relating to sexual activity with other men which is now lawful via the Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Act 2018) and second in relation to those convicted of offences such as breach of the peace relating to the 1984/85 Miners’ Strike via the Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Act 2022. For the 2018 Act, a disregard system was also provided to allow individuals who had such convictions to apply to have them removed from public records so that they would never be disclosed, for example, in response to a disclosure check.

Last updated: 21 May 2025

Chamber_Minutes_20250521

David McGill Clerk of the Parliament 21 May 2025 Appendix (Note: this Appendix does not form part of the Minutes) Committee Reports The following reports were published on 21 May 2025— Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee, 1st Report, 2025 (Session 6): A blueprint for participation - embedding deliberative democracy in the work of the Scottish Parliament (SP Paper 789) Economy and Fair Work Committee, 7th Report, 2025 (Session 6): Annual Report of the Economy and Fair Work Committee 2024-25 (SP Paper 792) Other Documents The following documents were laid before the Parliament on 21 May 2025 and are not subject to parliamentary procedure— Forth Valley College of Further and Higher Education Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2023 (SG/2025/2) laid under Section 22(5) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 Scottish Public Services Ombudsman: Compendium of Case Reports for May 2025 (SPSO/2025/05) laid under Sections 15(1) and 15(1A) of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 The 2022...

Last updated: 24 March 2025

UKIMA Dr Coree Brown Swan

A further option would be to engage parliamentary mechanisms, specifically the Inter- Parliamentary Forum. The Forum’s initial priorities (2022) included oversight of the UK internal market, including the UKIMA and the Common Frameworks.

Last updated: 11 February 2025

TCA Part 2 Peter Holmes

Here the UK has to be ready to “give”, even though actually our ability to use post-Brexit “freedoms” has been minor. Sincere 2022 defence and security cooperation is recognised as a mutual benefit but this would clearly be jeopardised by the UK seeming willing to sacrifice its links to the EU by appeasing Trump.

Last updated: 10 February 2025

SPICe Briefing for petition PE2125

In the financial year 2023/24, there was a total of £1,068 million to 898 General Practices, which is an increase of 5.5% compared to 2022/23. In November 2024, the Cabinet Secretary for Health announced an additional £13.6 million in funding for General Practice in Scotland for the 2024/25 financial year, although this funded is for staff costs.

Last updated: 7 February 2025

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. • Scottish Association of Landlords research shows that prior to 2022, only 8% of landlords raised rents annually.