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13 June 2023
Changes to children's justice system would help break the cycle of offending
However, the Committee repeatedly heard about the financial pressures that local authorities face, and the Bill does not have enough information about how the additional work they will need to do will be funded.
Sue Webber MSP, Convener of the Education, Children and Young People Committee, said:
“We welcome the changes in this Bill that will ensure t...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 January 2023
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill - The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review
During a debate in the Scottish Parliament in September 2020, the then Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeane Freeman MSP, confirmed that the Scottish Government would implement all of the recommendations of the Cumberlege report that fell within devolved competence, including the creation of a Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 December 2022
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill (Session 6) - Recent policy reviews and developments
Reviews and guidance relating to Self-directed Support
On 1 September 2020, the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, announced that there would be an Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland as part of the Programme for Government.
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Published:
27 September 2022
Holyrood Committee completes Stage 1 scrutiny of Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill
The Committee asks the Scottish Government to address these concerns.
Committee Convener, Finlay Carson MSP said;
“The Bill aims to maintain the highest animal welfare standards whilst permitting predator control using dogs, where there is no alternative.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
21 September 2022
SPICe Bill Summaries - Session 5 - Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill
Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill
Bill Number: SP Bill 11
Introduced on: 10 May 2017
Introduced by: Fergus Ewing MSP (Government Bill)
Passed: 20 March 2018
Royal Assent: 1 May 2018
Passage of the Bill
The Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee scrutinised the Bill at Stage 1.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 August 2022
Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill - Section 7
During Stage 2 scrutiny of the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill, in April 2019, the then Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf MSP, noted that long-term prisoners comprise around 0.5% of those on HDC.2Scottish Parliament. (2019, April 23).
Committee reports
Date published:
20 April 2022
Additional supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum to the Health and Care Bill - Background
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf MSP, lodged a Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Health and Care Bill on 31 August 2021, under Rule 9.B.3.1(a) of the Parliament’s Standing Orders.
Committee reports
Date published:
31 March 2022
Subordinate Legislation considered by the Social Justice and Social Security Committee on 31 March - Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022
Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022
This report sets out the Social Justice and Social Security Committee's consideration of the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (12th meeting, 2022iMiles Briggs MSP did not attend this meeting.). The minutes of the meeting have b...
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Published:
17 March 2022
Effective oversight of good food nation policy and plans is essential, says Holyrood Committee
Speaking as the report was launched, Committee Convener, Finlay Carson MSP, said;
“Without increased oversight of the Scottish Government’s good food nation policy and plan, it is impossible for us to reassure stakeholders that the wide ranging concerns they expressed during evidence sessions, particularly in relation to resource, policy cohesion, the link ...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
16 March 2022
Economic, social and cultural rights and the proposed Human Rights Bill - Devolution: divergence in human rights policies between Westminster and Scotland
In a submission to the UK Government's independent review in March 2021, the then Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, stated that:
The Human Rights Act is one of the most important and successful pieces of legislation ever passed by the UK Parliament ...
