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Last updated:
17 December 2024
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Following a successful constituency recall petition, a by-election will be held in which the recalled constituency MSP may stand.
Last updated:
17 December 2024
SPBill55DPMS062024
Following a successful constituency recall petition, a by-election will be held in which the recalled constituency MSP may stand.
Official Report
Meeting date:
19 June 2025
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 19 June 2025
Members indicated agreement.Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1 Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1 Today, we conclude our oral evidence sessions on the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill at sta...
Official Report
Meeting date:
8 May 2025
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 08 May 2025
Members indicated agreement.Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1 Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1 Our second agenda item is the committee’s first oral evidence session on the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal...
Last updated:
19 February 2026
Letter from Graham Simpson MSP dated 18 February 2026
The Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and 5 Elections) Bill, which seeks to introduce a recall process for members elected in a very similar way to regional MSPs in Scotland, has also been the basis of the regional recall poll for MSPs.
Last updated:
17 December 2024
SPBill55LCS062024accessible
This document relates to the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill (SP Bill 55) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 17 December 2024 Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill —————————— Statements on Legislative Competence As required under Rule 9.3.1 and 1A of the Parliament’s Standing Orders, these statements on legislative competence are published to accompany the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill, introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 17 December 2024.
Last updated:
17 December 2024
SPBill55LCS062024
This document relates to the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill (SP Bill 55) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 17 December 2024 SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT (RECALL AND REMOVAL OF MEMBERS) BILL —————————— STATEMENTS ON LEGISLATIVE COMPETENCE As required under Rule 9.3.1 and 1A of the Parliament’s Standing Orders, these statements on legislative competence are published to accompany the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill, introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 17 December 2024.
Last updated:
28 November 2022
SPICe Briefing for Petition PE1987
Around 20 countries worldwide have some form of recall mechanism which can be applied either to individuals or to particular offices. • Mechanisms in place to allow for recall elections globally do not allow recall to be triggered automatically. • Since 2016, there has been a mechanism in place to recall MPs from the House of Commons under the Recall of MPs Act 2015.
Last updated:
28 April 2025
Graham Simpson MSP response on Scottish Parliament Recall and Removal of Members Bill
The aim is to give the new mechanisms of recall equivalent flexibility as similar orders to deal with elections u nder section 12 of the Scotland Act and regulations dealing with recall at a UK level in section 18 of the Recall of MPs Act 2015.
Last updated:
15 February 2022
FINAL consultation document signed off by GS
At present, only MPs can be recalled. Further background on recall can be found in the House of 6 Commons Library research briefing, Recall Elections (9 November 2021).
