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He considered this was more critical in the Scottish Parliament due to the absence of a revising chamber.iiiStandards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. (2025, March 20). Official Report. Retrieved from: https://www.parliament.scot/api/sitecore/CustomMedia/OfficialReport?
Committee reports
Date published:
10 September 2025
See also letter from the Minister of Parliamentary Business, 2 March 2023. Further updates are also included in correspondence to the Scottish Government and Scotland Office in October 2023.
The Public Audit Committee looks at reports published by the Auditor General for Scotland to examine whether public money is being spent efficiently and effectively.
On 27 March 2025 the Auditor General for Scotland published General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract.
Overview of the Bill and parliamentary proceedings
The Housing (Scotland) Bill is a Scottish Government Bill introduced in the Parliament on 26 March 2024.
The Bill deals mainly with rented, particularly private rented, accommodation and homelessness prevention.
Women from the SRG also said the Scottish Government could apply pressure on SLAB now, before any reform comes through, to ensure it is doing all it can to meet the needs of victim/survivors within existing policy and legislation.Key themes from lived experience engagement with members of Scottish Women's Aid Survivor Reference Group: 26 March
In correspond...
This makes the availability of information at in-person spaces even more important.Key themes from lived experience engagement with members of Scottish Women's Aid Survivor Reference Group: 26 March
For those who are able to communicate online, SWA said they have added a WhatsApp chat function to the organisation's domestic abuse and forced marriage helplin...
Homelessness prevention and housing options
The SRG noted a real lack of temporary, safe accommodation for victim/survivors, and that women are still being inappropriately placed in mixed accommodation, even after having experienced domestic abuse.Key themes from lived experience engagement with members of Scottish Women's Aid Survivor Reference Group: 26 March
The SRG also highlighted the uncertainty victim/survivors have to deal with when moving.
The report was discussed at the following Committee meetings in relation to its work programme:
Minutes of the meeting on Wednesday 26 March 2025 (Work Programme):
The Committee considered its work programme and agreed to draft a report on the 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited.
It has been suggested that this heightened awareness is driven by improved education surrounding mental health and neurodiversity2Hill, C. (2025, March 26). "Rising ADHD and Autism rates reflect education - not a crisis".
The Committee published its report of the College Regionalisation Inquiry on 21 March 2023 and received its response to the report from the Scottish Government.