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Committee reports
Date published:
23 January 2026
Stage 1 report on the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill - Conclusion
While the Committee does support the overall aim of creating an offence that appropriately captures the most serious cases of environmental harm, there are differences of views as to whether the Bill, as drafted, is the best way of approaching this. Stage 1 scrutiny has raised a number of key questions about definitional matters which a majorityiSarah Boyac...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 January 2026
SPICe Bill Summaries - Session 6 - July 2024 to June 2025 - Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
The overarching policy objective of this Bill is to provide a modern, forward-looking regulatory framework for Scotland that will best promote competition, innovation, and the public and consumer interest in an efficient, effective, and efficient legal sector.”
SPICe briefings
Date published:
18 November 2025
Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill - The environmental impact of digital assets
However, one could question whether this focus represented the best use of energy resources (even renewable energy resources) from a sustainability perspective.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 November 2025
Lived experience in the Scottish Parliament: three case studies - Details of the approach
These were taken initially from the Call for Views, and the SRG were asked if there were any additional themes they wanted to consider. The group agreed how best to prioritise the themes so that they got the opportunity to focus on those that they felt were the most important.
News
Published:
2 October 2025
Measures to enhance committee performance announced
Committee Convener, Martin Whitfield MSP said
“It is right that the public should have high expectations of how committees in the Scottish Parliament operate, and we have heard that when committees work at their best, they can make a real impact not only on Government policy but on people’s lives.
Committee reports
Date published:
2 October 2025
Strengthening committees' effectiveness - Follow the evidence
Johann Lamont told the Committee “The best advice that I ever gave to my members when I was party leader was, “Follow the evidence.””
Committee reports
Date published:
23 September 2025
Stage 1 report: Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Language and definitions
For some people, the approach that gives them the best quality of life is to optimal dose and leave them there for a period of time to be able to stabilise all the peripheral issues that go along with addiction.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 September 2025
Stage 1 report: Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill - Right to recovery
Section 3 also provides that the treatment may not be refused unless another relevant health professional considers that it is not in the best interests of the patient. This section also provides a non-exhaustive list of reasons that may not be used to refuse treatment.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 September 2025
Men's mental health in Scotland - Mental Health & Wellbeing Strategy
Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/mental-health-wellbeing-delivery-plan-2023-2025/ which sets out the following vision:
“…A Scotland, free from stigma and inequality, where everyone fulfils their right to achieve the best mental health and wellbeing possible.”
Committee reports
Date published:
9 July 2025
Inquiry Into Financial Considerations When Leaving an Abusive Relationship - Correspondence with Police Scotland
The letter also commented on the lived experience evidence that Members had heard from women in the SRG, highlighting in particular that the women felt financial abuse was not treated as seriously as physical or sexual abuse.Correspondence to Police Scotland, 8 April 2025
In response to this, Police Scotland stated it has worked to support implementation of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018, and that its staff and officers have been provided with training on what the legislation entails, and how they can best...
