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Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2026
Legacy Report of the Scottish Commission for Public Audit, Session 6 - Audit Scotland Chair and Board members
Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/about/news/news-listing/new-chair-and-new-board-member-of-audit-scotland-announced
The SCPA draws its successor Commission’s attention to the above recent appointments.
The Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 provides that members appointed to Audit Scotland’s Board are appointed for three years a...
Committee reports
Date published:
23 March 2026
Legacy Report of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, Session 6 - Non implementation and non introduction of legislation
Further to those sessions the Committee wrote to the Scottish Government, receiving a joint response from the Minister for Equalities and Minister for Victims and Community Safety in September 2025.
That letter contains a detailed account of progress in implementing these outstanding provisions.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 March 2026
Instruments considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee during the third quarter of the Parliamentary Year 2025-26 - Other legislation
Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Budget (Scotland) (No. 5) Bill
The Committee considered the delegated powers in five bills after Stage 2—
Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill
Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill
UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandums (LCMs)
The Committee considered powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence in four LCMs—
Public Office (Accountability...
Committee reports
Date published:
9 March 2026
Standing Order rule changes - Miscellaneous and minor amendments - Committee consideration
In our correspondence to the CEEAC Committee we noted that its current inquiry on the Transparency of Intergovernmental activity and its implications for parliamentary scrutiny meant that that the remit of the CEEAC Committee remained a live issue.
Taking these points into account we proposed to the CEEAC Committee an approach in which the temporary rules w...
Committee reports
Date published:
6 March 2026
Cross-Committee on Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm Session 6 Legacy Report - Scottish Government debates
The Group meets every three months to:
scrutinise the Scottish Government's plan to deliver the National Mission
identify any gaps in the plan and share suggestions for how these may be addressed
provide expert advice on policy areas and service delivery as requested by Scottish Ministers
share best practice, including from other countries which have had success in reducing deaths and harms from drug use
promote accountability...
Committee reports
Date published:
6 March 2026
Cross-Committee work on Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm Session 6 Legacy Report - Scottish Government debates
The Group meets every three months to:
scrutinise the Scottish Government's plan to deliver the National Mission
identify any gaps in the plan and share suggestions for how these may be addressed
provide expert advice on policy areas and service delivery as requested by Scottish Ministers
share best practice, including from other countries which have had success in reducing deaths and harms from drug use
promote accountability...
Committee reports
Date published:
6 March 2026
Cross-Committee on Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm Session 6 Legacy Report - Scottish Government debates
The Group meets every three months to:
scrutinise the Scottish Government's plan to deliver the National Mission
identify any gaps in the plan and share suggestions for how these may be addressed
provide expert advice on policy areas and service delivery as requested by Scottish Ministers
share best practice, including from other countries which have had success in reducing deaths and harms from drug use
promote accountability...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
2 March 2026
Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill - consideration prior to Stage 3 - Bridging the gap between law and technology
However, others noted that the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce had no official role and was unlikely to take the peculiarities of Scots law into account.
Stage 1 recommendations
The Committee recommended that the Scottish Government work to ensure Scottish representation on the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce, as well as any other expert panel which may be established....
Committee reports
Date published:
26 January 2026
Stage 1 report on the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill - Appeals about the handling of information requests by the Scottish Information Commissioner
Ms Clark told the Committee “the view is that there would be a firewall” in how investigations are undertaken and that the proposal “would mean greater accountability and consistency” in the implementation of the FoI Act.iiStandards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. (2025, 27 November).
Committee reports
Date published:
16 January 2026
Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons - Data and accountability
Data and accountability
Some respondents raised concern about the absence of consistent national data on drug use, overdoses, or treatment outcomes in custody.
