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Committee reports
Date published:
27 February 2026
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Report on the Draft Climate Change Plan - Energy from waste
The volume of waste incinerated has increased rapidly, with 1.86 million tonnes incinerated in 2024 (representing a 354% increase since 2011).iiEnvironmental Standards Scotland, Incineration Capacity Investigation Informal Resolution Report, December 2025
The draft Plan seeks to reduce emissions from energy from waste mainly by:
reducing the amount of waste...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
12 February 2026
Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Stage 1 debate
Rhoda Grant MSP (Committee member) said "I believe that Part 2 is in direct conflict with the UNCRC legislation. It calls into question why the 2024 act exists"
The Cabinet Secretary said that without the safeguard in Part 2, a public authority could be put in an impossible position - "compelled by law to act in a particular way, while being told that to do...
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2025
Report on the Cost-effectiveness of Scottish Public Inquiries - Use of interim reports
The UK Government agreed with the House of Lords 2024 Report that interim reports have proved to be a helpful way of inquiries ensuring that lessons are learned and implemented as swiftly as possible.
News
Published:
17 December 2025
Plans to curb excess profits in children and young people’s residential care lack clarity, Committee warns
The Committee recognises the importance of children and young people being able to challenge any potential breaches to their rights via the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024. As currently drafted, the Bill does not allow this to happen, as sections 1 and 2, which relate to aftercare, and section 10, whi...
Committee reports
Date published:
5 December 2025
Subordinate legislation considered by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 3 December 2025 - Written evidence
The response provides a commentary on both schedules, with information about how each function or description suggested during its 2024 consultation was reflected in the SSI or, for those suggested functions or descriptions not included, the reasons for this.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
18 November 2025
Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill - Options for further reform relating to digital assets
Options for further reform relating to digital assets
The Scottish Government's consultation1Scottish Government. (2024). Digital assets in Scots private law: consultation.
Committee reports
Date published:
5 November 2025
Stage 1 report on the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill - Eligibility to sign a petition
As stated in the Explanatory Notes, this provision is intended “[t]o limit the extent to which entitlement to sign a recall petition can vary over the course of a signing period.”iThe Scottish Parliament. (2024, December 17). Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill Explanatory Notes.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 November 2025
Lived experience in the Scottish Parliament: three case studies - Lessons to draw from the case study
The evaluation of two People's Panels held in 2024 notes that "the Parliament has built an in-house capacity to experiment, iterate, and respond to the specific needs of each panel" (Inaki Goni and Elisabet Vives, University of Edinburgh).
Committee reports
Date published:
30 October 2025
Report on pre-budget scrutiny 2026-27: responding to long-term fiscal pressures - Prioritisation
Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/strategy-plan/2025/06/scotlands-fiscal-outlook-scottish-governments-medium-term-financial-strategy-3/documents/scotlands-fiscal-outlook-scottish-governments-medium-term-financial-strategy-2025/scotlands-fiscal-outlook-scottish-governments-medium-term-financial-strategy-2025/govscot%3Adocument/scotlands-fiscal-outlook-scottish-governments-medium-term-financial-strategy-2025.pdf The Scottish Government’s four prioritiesiAnnounced by the First Minister in a statement to Parliament on 22 May 2024...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 October 2025
Scotland's water industry: overview of regulation and key challenges - 6.3.4 Historic and untreated sewage outfalls
Retrieved from https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/152649/wat_ps_08_01.pdf [accessed 3 June 2025]
SEPA considers that untreated sewage discharges are unacceptable, mainly due to the discharge of sewage solids, including plastic items and will not authorise new untreated discharges.2SEPA. (2024). Private sewage treatment system registration guidance.
