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Official Report Meeting date: 27 June 2024

Meeting of the Parliament 27 June 2024

I take this opportunity to wish all members and staff a good recess.
Official Report Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Criminal Justice Committee 13 September 2023

I should also point out that, because of the timetable in the UK Parliament and our recess, the bill passed into law last night.
Official Report Meeting date: 10 January 2023

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 10 January 2023

Under section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, instruments subject to the negative procedure must be laid at least 28 days before they come into force, not counting recess periods of more than four days.
Official Report Meeting date: 29 June 2022

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 29 June 2022

A full update on progress in the first year since publication will be published in September, after the parliamentary recess. The recent statistics highlight the huge backlogs that have built up in our NHS.
Official Report Meeting date: 22 March 2022

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 22 March 2022

Under section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, instruments subject to the negative procedure are required to be laid at least 28 days before they come into force, not counting recess periods of more than four days.
Official Report Meeting date: 8 February 2022

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 08 February 2022 [Draft]

Under section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, instruments subject to the negative procedure are required to be laid at least 28 days before they come into force, not counting recess periods of more than four days.
Official Report Meeting date: 9 June 2021

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 09 June 2021

If we do not pass the bill before the summer recess, citizens and public authorities will have significantly less time to respond to the changes before they come into effect at the end of September.
Last updated: 26 November 2020

Bill as Amended Stage 2 UK Withdrawal from the EU Continuity Scotland Bill 2020

Initial members: transitional provision 10 13 (1) This paragraph applies if— (a) before the commencement date, a body known as Environmental Standards Scotland is established (the “non-statutory Environmental Standards body”) in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament— (i) endorsing the establishment of the body by that name, and 15 (ii) approving the appointment of persons nominated to be its chairing and other members, and (b) the body is still in existence immediately before the commencement date. (2) The person who was, immediately before the commencement date, the chairing member of the non-statutory Environmental Standards body is, on that date, taken to have been 20 appointed under paragraph 2(1)(a) as the member to chair Environmental Standards Scotland. (3) Any person who was, immediately before the commencement date, a member (other than the chairing member) of the non-statutory Environmental Standards body is, on that date, taken to have been appointed under paragraph 2(1)(b) as a member of 25 Environmental Standards Scotland. (4) A person to whom sub-paragraph (2) or (3) applies is referred to in this paragraph as an “initial member”. (5) An initial member’s period of appointment as a member— (a) is to continue to be the same as that for which the member had been appointed as 30 a member of the non-statutory Environmental Standards body, and (b) accordingly expires at the time at which the period of appointment as a member of the non-statutory Environmental Standards body would have expired. (6) Except as may be agreed between the Scottish Ministers and an initial member, the other terms of the member’s appointment are to continue to be the same as the terms on which 35 the member had been appointed as a member of the non-statutory Environmental Standards body so far as consistent with this Act. (7) In this paragraph, “commencement date” means the day on which section 15 comes into force. 32 UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill Schedule 2—Environmental Standards Scotland: Strategy Application of legislation relating to public bodies 14 (1) In schedule 3 of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc.
Last updated: 25 November 2020

SPBill77AS052020

Initial members: transitional provision 10 13 (1) This paragraph applies if— (a) before the commencement date, a body known as Environmental Standards Scotland is established (the “non-statutory Environmental Standards body”) in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament— (i) endorsing the establishment of the body by that name, and 15 (ii) approving the appointment of persons nominated to be its chairing and other members, and (b) the body is still in existence immediately before the commencement date. (2) The person who was, immediately before the commencement date, the chairing member of the non-statutory Environmental Standards body is, on that date, taken to have been 20 appointed under paragraph 2(1)(a) as the member to chair Environmental Standards Scotland. (3) Any person who was, immediately before the commencement date, a member (other than the chairing member) of the non-statutory Environmental Standards body is, on that date, taken to have been appointed under paragraph 2(1)(b) as a member of 25 Environmental Standards Scotland. (4) A person to whom sub-paragraph (2) or (3) applies is referred to in this paragraph as an “initial member”. (5) An initial member’s period of appointment as a member— (a) is to continue to be the same as that for which the member had been appointed as 30 a member of the non-statutory Environmental Standards body, and (b) accordingly expires at the time at which the period of appointment as a member of the non-statutory Environmental Standards body would have expired. (6) Except as may be agreed between the Scottish Ministers and an initial member, the other terms of the member’s appointment are to continue to be the same as the terms on which 35 the member had been appointed as a member of the non-statutory Environmental Standards body so far as consistent with this Act. (7) In this paragraph, “commencement date” means the day on which section 15 comes into force. 32 UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill Schedule 2—Environmental Standards Scotland: Strategy Application of legislation relating to public bodies 14 (1) In schedule 3 of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc.
Last updated: 11 February 2026

Agenda for the meeting on 23 February 2026

Agenda Item 2 Review and approve the minutes of the last meetings: • 04 June 2025 • 09 December 2025 Agenda Item 3 Artist reading: The Lass and the Quine, Ashley Douglas Agenda Item 4 Panel discussions • Ben Jeffries, The Audience Agency • Claire Sivier, TIALT • Olivia Turner, University of Edinburgh's IMAGINED project Agenda Item 5 Questions and discussion Agenda Item 6 Date of Next Meeting TBC (post May 2026 election) pdf. application/pdf. 64862.

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