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Official Report
Meeting date:
28 March 2012
Public Audit Committee 28 March 2012
I start by saying how grateful I am for the Accounts Commission’s understanding of Shetland Islands Council’s position; one accountant’s qualification is another accountant’s careful treatment of accounts.
Official Report
Meeting date:
28 September 2011
Finance Committee 28 September 2011
Obviously, local authorities are democratically accountable; agencies are perhaps somewhat indirectly democratically accountable.
Committees
Last updated:
30 March 2026
Protected Trust Deeds (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
Additional written evidence from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Written Submissions.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 March 2026
Resources and Waste Common Framework - Why are common frameworks needed?
Frameworks will respect the devolution settlements and the democratic accountability of the devolved legislatures, and will therefore:
be based on established conventions and practices, including that the competence of the devolved institutions will not normally be adjusted without their consent;
maintain, as a minimum, equivalent flexibility for tailoring ...
Committee reports
Date published:
27 February 2026
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Report on the Draft Climate Change Plan - Annexe B - Legislative requirements for the Climate Change Plan
Annexe B - Legislative requirements for the Climate Change Plan
Section 35 of the 2009 Act makes a number of specific requirements about what must be in a CCP; matters such as regional land use partnerships, fossil fuels, district heating, electric vehicles, a whole farm approach to emissions accounting, carbon capture and storage, and energy efficient hou...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
12 February 2026
Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Summary
Retrieved from https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-child [accessed 9 February 2026]:
The Bill seeks to ensure that pupils' views are taken into account when parents/carers exercise their right to withdraw their child from religious observance (RO) and religious and moral education (RME).
Committee reports
Date published:
16 January 2026
Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons - Mental health and emotional distress
In an informal, private engagement session, former prisoners explained that they “used whatever was available” to quiet intrusive thoughts or manage panic when support was not available. Members agreed that these accounts illustrated the human cost of inadequate provision.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 January 2026
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Overview of the Bill
Amendments agreed to at Stage 2 include:
provision for a review of the SFC's credit-based funding model for colleges
duties that are to be attached to the Scottish Ministers' funding of the SFC, including the SFC ensuring further and higher education institutions operate with transparency and accountability as a condition of funding
a requirement for govern...
Committees
Last updated:
13 January 2026
Information received by the committee
The Committee ran a call for views on the following themes:
effective accountability and scrutiny mechanisms;
criteria for creating new supported bodies and remit/powers of Commissioners; and
barriers to sharing services and offices.
Committee reports
Date published:
8 January 2026
Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Finance and Public Administration Committee
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Outwith FPAC’s consultation, COSLA stated that it would “urge caution” in the Financial Memorandum’s use of “2016/17 costings as an accurate starting point” in estimating costs for community payback orders “as it did not take into account staff costs, variation in length of support provided, supervision levels and other admin and management c...
