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Committee reports
Date published:
16 March 2026
Education, Children and Young People Committee - Session 6 Legacy Report - Transitions
Disabled young people said transitions worked best when:
Transitions planning was built around them as an individual.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 March 2026
Assessing the council tax against the principles of "good" tax policymaking - Effectiveness
Well it doesn't effectively fund local government, as you might expect a tax system to do or substantially do... given it is the principal means of local authorities directly levying tax, it's quite ineffective because whatever you do with it can only affect somewhere between presumably 8 and 12% of your income…
Local Government representativeWhilst this reflects one perspective on Scotland’s revenue mix, it is nonetheless the case that both the UK and, even more so Scotland, have some of the most centralised systems of local government finance, especially when looking at local taxes as a percentage of local expenditure. At best...
Committee reports
Date published:
11 February 2026
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee report on Stage 1 of the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill - Annexe C - Excerpt from the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee Stage 1 Report on Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
The Committee understands the calls from some local authorities to be permitted the flexibility to introduce either option in a way best suited to local circumstances, in keeping with the principles of the Verity House Agreement, and notes examples in other parts of Europe where a combination of both models is used.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 February 2026
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee report on Stage 1 of the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill - Timing and timescales
Some submissions noted the time available was tight but this was warranted (with some particularly noting the proximity to the start date for Edinburgh's scheme).iiiLocal Government, Housing and Planning Committee, Official Report, 27 January 2025, Col 20; Written submissions from: Best of Scotland Holidays, UKHospitality Scotland, UKinbound, Edinburgh Hote...
Committee reports
Date published:
16 January 2026
Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons - Access to healthcare
In the remaining establishments, services operate separately, with informal collaboration at best. This lack of integration is exacerbated by chronic staffing shortages, particularly among mental health nurses, which severely limits the capacity to address co-occurring disorders effectively."
Committee reports
Date published:
5 December 2025
Report tracking the work of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 2024-25 - Part 9 - Allotments
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government said:
“The Act places a number of duties on local authorities in relation to allotments and it is ultimately up to the local authorities themselves to decide how best to carry out the functions conferred on them by Part 9.
Committee reports
Date published:
18 November 2025
Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: future social security spending in Scotland - Forecast growth in devolved social security spend: conclusions and recommendations
The impact of the actions in the Scottish Government's Best Start Bright Futures strategy to address child poverty should be evaluated prior to the updated plan being published in March 2026.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 November 2025
SPICe Bill Summaries - Session 6 - July 2023 to June 2024 - Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill?
Amendments passed at Stage 3 included a duty to produce a charter that will set out what the PSC considers to be best practice and appropriate standards expected of all healthcare providers.
Committee reports
Date published:
31 October 2025
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27 - Programme Budgeting Marginal Analysis (PBMA)
PBMA embraces the notion of sacrifice and opportunity cost, which is an alien concept to doctors—and to many NHS managers, to be honest. It is essential to making the best use of the resources that are available within a healthcare system, which is what makes it such an attractive approach—in theory.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 September 2025
Proposed Good Food Nation Plan: Scrutiny by the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee - Timescales for implementation
Official Report, 2 September 2025, Col 5 He went on to highlight the importance of taking the time to get it right:
"Fundamentally, the challenge is not about whether we can integrate; it is about ensuring that we have the opportunity to integrate to the best of the legislative vision... It is key that having time to deliver on this agenda is seen to be as ...
