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meeting=16565 citing work to bring more 16 and 17 year olds into the Children's Hearings System, as a result of the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024, and suggesting that careful thought should be given to the implementation of life-long advocacy provisions, including how these might be rolled out.xiScottish Parliament. (2025, 10 September) Of...
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The Policy Memorandum anticipates that petition signing places “will be the same or very similar venues as are used as polling places.”viThe Scottish Parliament. (2024, December 17). Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill Policy Memorandum.
Retrieved from https://consumer.scot/media/wmbbixzt/consumer-scotland-water-efficiency-reportdocx.pdf [accessed 10 April 2025]
The Scottish Government's 2024 Water, Wastewater and Drainage consultation outlines several practical and policy-based measures to help reduce water consumption in Scotland.
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Date published:
30 September 2025
Initially the Scottish Government had proposed to introduce a new duty on listed public bodies in relation to their use of inclusive communication.
On 11 August 2024 the Minister, however, provided a further update regarding proposals on inclusive communication.
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Letter to Finance and Public Administration Committee on the timing of the 2024-25 Scottish Budget. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/finance-and-public-administration-committee/correspondence/2023/budget_dfmtoconvener_14sep23.pdf
The Committee recognises the challenges in striking a balance between ensuring the Scottish Go...
Table 2: Post-legislative innovations in Session 6CommitteePost-legislative innovationCOVID-19 Recovery CommitteeIncorporating post-legislative scrutiny into the scrutiny of secondary legislation and Stage 1 scrutiny of the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) BillHealth, Social Care and Sport CommitteeIncorporating post-legislative scrutiny into the scrutiny of secondary legislation: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012 (Continuation) Order 2024...
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Scottish Government correspondence on potential amendments
The letter of 31 October 2024 from the Scottish Government repeated its support for the proposed Sexual Offences Court, whilst also indicating several areas where it was considering amendments:
Legal representation of accused – amendments seeking to add a mechanism to address concerns that ...
Unique learner number
The Commissioner's 2024 Annual Report recommended that students should have a unique learner number (ULN) to help monitor progress on widening access.
It highlights several examples, including:
service of documents on the defence using a secure disclosure systemiA new digital portal for the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service and defence agents is currently being piloted - Defence Agent Service.Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service. (2024, October 9). Information for defence agents: Defenc...