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SPICe briefings
Date published:
1 November 2024
Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: consideration prior to Stage 3 - Overview of the Bill
Overview of the Bill
The Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Parliament on 31 October 2023, by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP.
Official Report
Meeting date:
6 May 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee 06 May 2025 [Draft]
At our next meeting, on Tuesday 13 May, the committee will continue its scrutiny of the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill by taking oral evidence from two panels of witnesses.
Committee reports
Date published:
16 March 2022
Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill: Stage 1 - Overview of the Bill
Overview of the Bill
The Scottish Government Bill was introduced by John Swinney MSP, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery on 7 February 2022.
News
Published:
4 April 2022
MSPs back temporary Coronavirus changes to justice system, but recommend some improvements
The Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee has set out its views on the proposed extension of temporary changes to the justice system in the Scottish Government’s Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) Bill.
Read the report: Stage 1 Report to the COVID-19 Recovery Committee on the justice provisions in the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill.
Committee reports
Date published:
16 January 2026
Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons
Members noted that several promising in-prison recovery initiatives in Scotland - such as peer-support programmes, recovery hubs/areas and recovery cafés - have not been subject to robust longitudinal evaluation.
Committee reports
Date published:
13 June 2023
Stage 1 Report for Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill - Sections 22 and 23: Secure accommodation
In its evidence, Who Cares? ScotlandWho Cares? Scotland written evidence welcomed this clarification in the definition, explaining that this will ensure that the necessary procedural safeguards are in place to comply with Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (right to liberty).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
5 August 2021
Carer's Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill - Alternative approaches
Policy Memorandum to the Carer's Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill as introduced. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/carers-allowance-supplement-scotland-bill/introduced/policy-memorandum-accessible-version.pdf [accessed 8 July 2021]In particular:
under the Agency Agreement, the Scottish Government cannot introduce different rules for Carer’s Allowance in Scotland
a new form of Carer’s Assistance or Short Term Assistance would take time and resource to develop.
Last updated:
6 May 2025
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K enneth Gibson MSP Convener Finance and Public Administration Committee 29 April 2025 Dear Convener, Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill – Finance and Public Administration Committee scrutiny of Financial Memorandum During my appearance before the committee on Tuesday 11 March on the Financial Memorandum accompanying my Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill, I committed to providing the committee with additional information in respect of: • The estimated savings identified by Dame Carol Black in her independent report; • The estimated costs of the provisions of my Bill on social work drug and alcohol budgets; • The potential need for additional capital investment arising from the provisions of my Bill; • Any international comparisons in respect of the introduction of a right to addiction recovery; • The impact of the Audit Scotland report and the total alcohol and drug budget on the costs of my Bill. • Potential savings in the Scottish Government budget to fund the Bill commitments.
Last updated:
20 May 2025
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Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4.
Committee reports
Date published:
16 January 2026
Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons - Peer and lived-experience roles
Peer and lived-experience roles
Witnesses repeatedly underlined the value of peer workers in promoting engagement with treatment and recovery. Individuals with lived experience of addiction can bridge trust gaps between prisoners and professionals, particularly prison staffiScottish Recovery Consortium.
