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Official Report
Meeting date:
18 February 2014
Meeting of the Parliament 18 February 2014
SMEs are crucial to our success in tackling unemployment. They account for 99 per cent of all private sector businesses in the UK and 60 per cent of private sector employment.
Official Report
Meeting date:
23 June 2020
Justice Committee 23 June 2020 (Virtual)
Amendment 74 is based on practicality and accountability. When we first raised the issue of contact centres, we found it very difficult to find out who was accountable for them and oversaw them to get answers about their practices.
Committees
Last updated:
1 May 2026
SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee [Session 6]
The Committee has been asked by Parliament to review and develop a framework for SPCB supported bodies including by:
defining how these bodies can be held to account and scrutinised
setting stronger criteria for creating new supported bodies
identifying how services and offices can be shared between these bodies
It is expected to sit until 30 ...
Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2026
Legacy Report of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee, Session 6 - New deal for local government and the Verity House Agreement
New Deal with Local Government – Verity House Agreement
A Fiscal Framework, to include improved engagement during development of the Scottish Government's budget;
A default position of no ring-fencing or direction of funding;
Dispute mechanisms;
Jointly agree an accountability and assurance framework; and
Work together on public service reform.
Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2026
Legacy Report of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee, Session 6 - Tracker reports
The Committee believes that its tracker report has been a key element of this follow-up work, allowing it to track its work and in turn hold the Scottish Government to account.
The Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's report on "Strengthening committees' effectiveness" covered the evaluation of committee performance and noted our work o...
Committee reports
Date published:
23 March 2026
Social Justice and Social Security Committee Session 6 Legacy Report - Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
The Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) BillCharities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill made changes to the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and—
gave the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) wider powers to investigate charities and charity trustees;
amended the rules on who can be a charity trustee or a senior office-holder in a charity;
increased the information that OSCR holds about charity trustees;
updated the information which needs to be included on the Scottish Charity Register;
created a record of charities that have merged.Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
There was general agreement amongst Committee Members that the Bill would help to improve transparency and accountability...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
16 March 2026
Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - After section 22
The amendments would also enhance accountability in relation to reporting on the achievement and implementation of the plans.1Scottish Parliament. (2026, February 18).
Committee reports
Date published:
26 January 2026
Stage 1 report on the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill - Time limit for proceedings
While the Committee is sympathetic to the objective of promoting a culture of openness and accountability within public bodies, we are not convinced that this proposal is an appropriate or proportionate approach.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 January 2026
Stage 1 report on the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill - Consideration of the Commissioner's proposals
Ms Clark said this provision “would strengthen the commissioner’s position and help to drive the bill’s intention, which is to ensure transparency, accountability and openness.”iiStandards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. (2025, 27 November).
Committee reports
Date published:
26 January 2026
Stage 1 report on the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill - Disclosure of information to Audit Scotland
Disclosure of information to Audit Scotland
Section 17 would amend section 63 of the FoI Act to enable the Commissioner to disclose information to Audit Scotland where the information is relevant to Audit Scotland’s statutory functions under the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000.
The Policy Memorandum explains the purpose of this propos...
