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Official Report
Meeting date:
16 January 2014
Meeting of the Parliament 16 January 2014
The amendment is a proportionate, targeted, consistent, transparent and accountable response to the committee’s concerns.I move amendment 4.
Committee reports
Date published:
16 March 2026
Education, Children and Young People Committee - Session 6 Legacy Report - Membership Changes
Wider diversity factors should also be taken into account.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 February 2026
The impact of tightening finances on Scotland's universities - For Higher Education Institutions
Pragmatic programme planning: Have an annual portfolio review that takes into account preserving research-led teaching and maintaining critical mass in priority fields, co-delivering foundation years and/or sub-degree pathways where appropriate.
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Committee reports
Date published:
6 February 2026
Report on visitor levy regulations considered on 3 February 2026 - Consideration by the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Some written submissions received by the Committee, in response to a call for views on the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, raised issues that were relevant to the instruments being considered, including on:
Views on the impact of the potential introduction of a flat-fee model on the accuracy of returns;iWritten submissions from AirBnB, VisitScotland and Scottish Land and Estates
The clarity provided in the Bill over the point at which a transaction becomes chargeable and how this would improve accuracy of returns;iiWritten submissions from Holiday and Residential Parks Association (previously British Holiday and Home Parks Association), Best of Scotland Holidays, Orkney Islands Council, The Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) and The Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers (ASSC) - Joint Written Submission, Awaze, UK Hospitality Scotland, Edinburgh Hotels Association,Scottish Hostels, Institute of Chartered Accountants...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 December 2025
Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Summary
Summary
The Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill (“the Bill”) was introduced by the Member, Maurice Golden MSP, as he believed a stand-alone offence of dog theft was required to address the low level of prosecutions and to enable the emotional impact of dog theft on owners to be fully taken into account.
Section 1 creates a new stand-alone offence of dog theft.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
2 October 2025
Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill - Section 5 – Enforcement Action Against Subtenants and Tenants of Short Leases
This provision is intended to ensure that those occupying a croft under a sublease or short lease can be held accountable in the same way as crofters, particularly where they are not meeting expected standards or conditions of use.
Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee report on the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (Scottish Carbon Budgets) Amendment Regulations 2025 - Waste
Waste
In 2022, waste was the eighth highest-emitting sector in Scotland, accounting for 5% of Scotland’s emissions.Emissions have fallen 70% since 1990.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 September 2025
Digital assets in Scots law - Inheritance (succession) law and digital assets
There are other types of digital assets, broadly defined, including social media accounts and digital photographs.2Gretton, G.L., & Steven, A.J.M. (2024).
Committee reports
Date published:
6 June 2025
Report on the Restitution Fund (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft] - Annexe: correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
The independent judge in the case sets the amount to be paid, which takes account of the crime and the offenders' ability to pay.
Committee reports
Date published:
30 May 2025
Annual Report 2024-25 - Introduction
The total budget for the Scottish Government and its agencies in 2024/25 was set at £59.7 billion.ihttps://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-guide/pages/scottish-budget-2024-to-2025-guide/
The Committee, through its scrutiny of the Auditor General’s reports, considers how this money is spent and the outcomes that have been achieved, holding to account those who are charged with spending public finances.
